Refuelling in southern France: Firefighters make progress but bigger challenges remain

Thomas Waterhouse joins us from Lacanau, where French water bombers are refilling from a nearby lake to fight the fires. Our panel of Ash Bhardwaj and Zoë Grünewald assess the fallout for tourism and politics.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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