Conor Faulkner - conor.faulkner@thelocal.com

Updated: Sat 4 Jul 2026 11:29 CET

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This photograph shows a wildfire raging near houses in Pouzols-Minervois, southwestern of France. Photo by Idriss Bigou-Gilles / AFP.

French firefighters continue to battle "high risk" blazes this morning as local authorities close access to forests in certain areas of the country, with a further fourteen départements still considered at "high risk".