Editorial focus remained locked on the Gironde megafire, but the day brought a dramatic escalation. After a morning of cautious optimism—the fire was 'stabilized' and the Landes blaze 'fixed'—the situation deteriorated sharply. By late morning, a major flare-up at Lège-Cap-Ferret forced the preventive evacuation of 4,000 tourists from Lacanau. Throughout the afternoon, 14 new fire starts were reported, though officials insisted the main fire remained 'stabilized.' The approaching heatwave, with 16 departments on orange alert, fueled anxiety. A volunteer firefighter's death in Bouches-du-Rhône added a human toll. The only story to briefly rival the fires was Zinédine Zidane's appointment as France's new football coach, which dominated mid-morning coverage but faded as the flames returned. Other stories—a 7.1 earthquake in Japan, five infant bodies found in Orange, and a Berlin Pride attack—appeared only in the margins.