Residents of Porge, a town in the Gironde department of southwestern France, shared their harrowing experiences during a recent episode of the program Sauvons nos forêts on France 2. The town was hit by a massive wildfire at the end of July, which destroyed over 180 homes, including the house of Justine and Jules, a local couple. The fire struck suddenly on July 24 at 8:18 p.m., when the couple discovered their home ablaze through their surveillance camera. They were forced to evacuate for two days, feeling helpless as their home was consumed by flames. During the September 15 broadcast, Justine and Jules returned to the site of their former home to share their story. Standing in front of the ruins, Justine described the emotional toll of losing everything: "I am like my house: in pieces. I have no words." She explained that the fire had destroyed not just property, but memories: "There were all my daughter's things, our entire marriage that we were preparing, we had stored our decorations." For her, the fire symbolized the loss of a lifetime of effort and love. Jules, a carpenter, has returned to work but finds it difficult to visit the site of their former home. "I have to pass in front of my destroyed house," he said. "Arriving at something we spent seven years to create that burned in the space of a blink, it brings back all the memories, my daughter's first steps in the house." Their daughter, Morgane, is also struggling with the loss. She has "a little stomach ache" when thinking about her destroyed home: "It's my home, I just want to open the door and say that something is broken but otherwise everything is fine." At school, she avoids discussing the fire to prevent others from crying. The family is currently living in a house under construction, temporarily provided by the mother of one of the affected residents. While they are rebuilding their lives, the emotional scars of the fire remain deep, highlighting the long-lasting impact of such natural disasters on families and communities.