Superintendent of the school board of the Bordeaux Jean-Marc Huart (C) and Le Porge's mayor Martial Zaninetti (R) visit a tennis court converted into a donation hall at the school Jean-Degoul, in Le Porge, south-western France on August 31, 2026. A total of 183 homes were destroyed and 7,000 hectares went up in smoke: in Le Porge, the town in the Gironde department hardest hit by July's massive wildfire, preparations for the start of the school year are underway amid the "trauma" of a population. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP via Getty Images)