Aug. 7 (UPI) -- One person is dead and 13 have been injured as the largest wildfire France has seen in decades continues to burn across the nation's southern Aude region.
The community of Ribaute, within the Aude region, said in a press release Thursday that the fire broke out there Tuesday afternoon, and is now impacting nearly 40,000 acres across 15 municipalities.
"It is the largest in terms of area in our country since 1949," French Director General of Civil Security and Crisis Management Julien Marion posted to X Wednesday.
The Ribaute community said, one person has been killed during the fire, and of the 13 hurt, 11 are firefighters. Of those wounded, one civilian and one firefighter suffered severe injuries.
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