France, July 16 -- Around 35,000 hectares (nearly 86,500 acres) have been impacted by fires -- more than during the entire 2025 fire season, according to authorities.

France "has never faced so many outbreaks of fire across the country since the end of World War II", Macron said during a visit to the historic Fontainebleau forest near Paris that has seen more than 2,000 hectares hit by fires since 5 July 5.

"Here, as everywhere else in France, there will be zero tolerance" for arsonists "because it is, of course, our national territory that is under attack every time a fire breaks out", Macron added. 'Unprecedented pressure'

Macron arrived at the operational command centre at Fontainebleu to speak with emergency teams who have been wor...