LA TESTE-DE-BUCH, France — As firefighters battled raging wildfires for the eighth consecutive day in southwest France, scenes of devastation emerged from the ashes, underscoring yet another facet of the disastrous effects of the heat wave currently sweeping Europe.
La Teste-de-Buch, a small town bordering the Arcachon Bay, has borne the brunt of wildfires that have already ravaged large stretches of land in the Gironde area of the country’s southwest. Blazes in the southern part of town…
