French PM announces support for fire-damaged villages after jeers from residents

The French government has approved a special budget worth 12 million euros to help towns affected by the recent wildfires in the country's south. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced a raft of other support measures including tax breaks for companies affected by the calamity. Earlier, he was jeered by some inhabi

Dozens of residents on Monday jeered the French prime minister as he arrived in an area hit by wildfires earlier this summer, in a show of anger over the government's handling of the worst such crisis in France in decades.

It was a show of anger over the government’s handling of the worst such crisis in France in decades.

As Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu visited Le Porge, a town in southwestern France that was struck particularly hard by recent wildfires, some 200 people harangued him over how his government handled the crisis.

As Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu visited Le Porge, a town in southwestern France that was struck particularly hard by recent wildfires, some 200 people harangued him over how his government handled the crisis.