Local residents look at wildfire burning beyond a ridge in the Aspres region from the outskirts of Millas, in the Pyrenees-Orientales department, southern France on July 5th, 2026. (Photo by Jean-Christophe MILHET / AFP)

Throughout June and early July wildfires ravaged several parts of France with more than 14,500 hectares having already burned. With heatwave and wildfire warnings continuing we look at the stat of play at the start of the holiday season.

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