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…

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

The southern French department of Aude is still battling what officials have called the “largest fire of the summer,” with more than 16,000 hectares...

Firefighters and local authorities remained on high alert Friday after France’s largest wildfire in decades was contained in the south, as soaring...