Jean-pierre Amarger, avec Virgine Montet à Toulouse et David Courbet à MarseilleAFP·2 Jul, 2026 12:28 AMQuick ReadThis photograph shows a wildfire in Pouzols-Minervois, southwestern of France. Photo / Idriss Bigou-Gilles, AFPA large wildfire raged in southern France today, forcing scores of people to be evacuated, emergency services said.Hundreds of firefighters mobilised to battle the blaze in the Herault and Aude departments, fuelled by drought and strong winds.

It came a year after major blazes in the Corbieres region