Prime Minister François Bayrou described the nearly 40,000 acre fire, which has killed one person, as a “catastrophe on an unprecedented scale.”

The blaze has already swept through an area larger than Paris and burned down at least 25 houses, forcing residents and tourists to flee.

SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-CABRERISSE, France: France’s biggest wildfire in years was spreading quickly Wednesday in a Mediterranean region near Spain after leaving one person dead and…