France was bracing for its fourth major heatwave of the year on Tuesday (July 28), as soaring temperatures and tinder-dry conditions across the southwest piled pressure on crews battling a giant wildfire in the Bordeaux region.

Temperatures in Bordeaux are forecast to reach 33 degrees Celsius (91 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day, around 7 degrees above the average high between 1961 and 1990, according to the Reuters Climate Monitor.

Fire crews had contained the blaze overnight, but the situation remained difficult, local officials said.

Drone footage filmed on Tuesday showed the morning sun shining through trees, revealing a mix of smoke and fog, charred trees and a burned landscape.

Elsewhere, rubble and ash was everything that was left at the site where houses once stood.

The area, southwest of the major city of Bordeaux, is covered by pine forests, which become highly flammable when dry. The fire has burned down 42,000 hectares so far.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

1. DRONE VIEW OF MORNING SUN SHINING THROUGH TREES, SMOKE AND FOG AROUND

2. VARIOUS DRONE VIEWS OF SMOKE AND FOG COVERING GROUND, SUN IN DISTANCE

3. DRONE VIEW OF SMOKE AND FOG AROUND BURNT TREES

4. DRONE VIEW OF BURNT FOREST GROUND AND TREES

5. DRONE VIEW OF SUN SHINING THROUGH TREES, LIGHT SMOKE AND FOG AROUND

6. DRONE VIEW OF TREES

7. VARIOUS DRONE VIEWS OF BURNT TREES AND FOREST FLOOR

8. VARIOUS DRONE VIEWS OF BURNT HOUSES AND RUBBLE

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9. VARIOUS OF FIRE BURNING AT BOTTOM OF TREE

10. MAN HOSING WATER ON BURNING TREE

11. VARIOUS OF BURNT LAND

12. BURNT TREES AND LAND

13. SUN SHINING THROUGH TREES