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5h ago
09.50 BST
French PM
booed on visit to wildfires affected region
Over in
France, prime minister Sébastien Lecornu was booed on arrival to Le Porge, one
of the towns most affected by the massive wildfire in the Gironde region last
month.
Lecornu
was set to meet with the local officials to discuss the reconstruction of the
region, but a clip published by BFMTV showed a group of frustrated local
residents booing his arrival.
He later
left Le Porge without freely talking to residents, BFMTV noted, with some
locals calling it “disrespectful” as the put out an empty chair as a symbol of
his absence.
But the
French PM did speak to a selected group of representatives from the area, the
broadcaster noted, before leaving for Mérignac for further talks.
3h ago
11.12 BST
French PM rejects 'conspiracy' theories about
battling wildfires
We are now getting a bit more detail on Sébastien
Lecornu’s visit to the wildfires-hit region of France, after he was booed by
local residents in Le Porge earlier today (10:50).
“It would have been the least he could do” for
the prime minister to meet the residents, said Tony Veiga, a 65-year-old
pensioner, told AFP. “It really amounts to treating us as if we don’t matter.”
Lecornu’s office said he had spoken with affected
residents and farmers.
“We have absolutely nothing to hide regarding how
fire protection operations have been conducted over the past few weeks,”
Lecornu said as he met local officials in the nearby town of Mérignac after
leaving Le Porge.
AFP said there is anger in the region among some
residents who allege authorities prioritised fighting fires in the upscale
Cap-Ferret peninsula – where many affluent Parisians take holidays – over
protecting homes of local residents.
But Lecornu insisted that all key calls were made
locally, with “very, very decentralised tactical approach to decision-making,”
as he criticised “conspiracy” theories spread in the aftermath of the fire, Le
Figaro reported.
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