Explosions were heard near the village in France’s Gironde region following the devastating fires, which swept through the country’s southwest. “A bomb disposal operation was carried out today with Civil Protection specialists, recovering more than 400 shells and munitions,” a statement from the local authority said Monday. Elsewhere, Austria recorded its highest ever temperature on Tuesday at 40.8 degrees Celsius (105.4 degrees Fahrenheit), the country’s weather service said, citing a provisional measurement. “Here, for instance, you’ve got two mortar shells, a French mortar shell and some German 5 (centimeter) shells,” he said. Photos taken on Monday showed residents returning to the charred village and sifting through the remains of their burnt-out houses.