Paris - 28 July 2026: In view of the large-scale forest and vegetation fires in France, Hadrien Clouet, an MP from La France insoumise, is calling for an extraordinary session of the National Assembly. He speaks of a failure of the state and accuses the government of weakening civil protection financially and materially. Clouet is demanding a parliamentary debate on firefighting capacity, staffing, prevention and adaptation to more frequent extreme events.The initiative comes amid an acute emergency situation. According to the Interior Ministry, 116,085 hectares burned nationwide from the beginning ...
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