Post-apocalyptic scenes released; "We were sacrificed so the rich could survive" PHOTO/VIDEO

In some areas, the former railway station is still smoldering, while household belongings such as washing machines, refrigerators, and stoves, along with vehicles, have been reduced to blackened metal wrecks.

Residents who returned to the town after being evacuated were left stunned by the scenes they encountered.

"Only emptiness remains. I have no words," said Ingrid, whose house was destroyed in the fire.

After multiple evacuations, she and her husband found shelter with relatives in another part of France.

According to Mayor Martial Zannineti, the situation is catastrophic.

In just a few days, around 175 homes were destroyed by the fire in Le Porge, and the entire municipality was evacuated.

Many residents were temporarily housed in a local hall that was converted into an emergency shelter.

A particularly moving story was shared with Le Monde by 69-year-old Yves, who lost the home where he had spent years building a new life with his partner.

"In that garden and within those walls, we wrote our story. That was where we imagined growing old surrounded by our grandchildren. Now there is nothing left. The fire devoured everything," he said.

He added that after the evacuation, he spent days living in uncertainty, and when he was finally able to return, he could no longer even recognize where the bedroom or kitchen had once been.

As residents struggle to come to terms with the scale of the tragedy, firefighters continue battling the blaze, which is still not fully under control.

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According to local media reports, firefighters are creating firebreaks and continuously monitoring so-called "zombie fires" that smolder deep within peat layers and can reignite even after the blaze appears to have been extinguished.

Fire commander Salem Maizi warned that the situation remains highly uncertain. "The situation is not favorable because the fire has still not been brought under control," he said.

Meanwhile, residents and volunteers are organizing support for firefighters.

Construction worker Alexis Fontan, whose house partially survived the wildfire, decided to prepare meals for hundreds of people involved in fighting the blaze rather than focus on rebuilding his own home.

Residents of Le Porge are increasingly expressing their dissatisfaction, believing that their town was sacrificed in order to protect luxury settlements on the Cap Ferret peninsula.

Although the mayor does not want to engage in controversy, many residents claim that firefighting resources were redirected toward that area at critical moments.