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...

The Aude department has seen an increase in the areas burnt in recent years due to low rainfall, and the current fire has so far led to one death and 9 people injured.

The French blaze, which started on Tuesday in the southern Aude department, is the largest wildfire in the country this summer. It has so far killed one person and injured 13…