US EditionFrance Races to Contain Southern Wildfire as Heatwave Intensifies Across Europe
SOUTHERN FRANCE, AUDE DEPARTMENT, AUG 7 – The wildfire burned about 17,000 hectares, injuring 13 people including 11 firefighters, with dry conditions and strong winds worsening the fire's spread, officials said.
- The Aude prefecture announced on Thursday, August 7, 2025, that the wildfire was contained after killing one person and destroying thousands of hectares of land.
- Amid low rainfall and uprooted vineyards, the blaze began earlier this week near the border with Spain towards the Mediterranean Sea.
- Firefighters on the scene in the Aude department mobilized more than 2,100 firefighters and water bomber aircraft, calling it a “classic job but on an extraordinary scale.”
- Despite containment, Christian Pouget warned the fire will not be declared extinguished for several days and three people are missing.
- Amid persistent drought, Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said `What is happening today is linked to global warming and linked to drought`, with scientists warning that global warming is linked to longer, more intense heat waves.
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France’s Largest Wildfire in Decades Contained after Devastating Southern Region and Wine Country
VILLEROUGE LA CREMADE, France (AP) — France’s largest wildfire in decades was contained Thursday after burning more than 160 square kilometers (62 square miles) in the country's southern wine region and claiming one life, local authorities said.
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The biggest forest fire in France this summer is under control, according to authorities. The fire has claimed one life and destroyed large areas and dozens of homes.
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ORF.at NewsTwo days after the outbreak of a large forest fire in the south of France, forces have brought the flames under control. The fire had spread rapidly in the deserted area.
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One person died in the wildfire. In addition to the French media, 18 people were injured.
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