[Source: Reuters]Thousands of people evacuated in southwestern France due to a major wildfire ​were gradually allowed back home on Friday after authrities ‌said the fire, which has burned for more than a week, was contained. The A63 highway that links the city of Bordeaux with the Spanish border was reopened. Article continues after advertisementThe wildfire in the Landes area west of Bordeaux has devastated 42,000 hectares (103,784 acres) of highly flammable pine tree forests, after a severe dry spell. France is going through ​an unprecedented ⁠wildfire season. The area burned has already surpassed the previous record year of 2022.