France’s largest wildfire in decades contained after devastating southern region and wine country

Late Thursday, the region’s top government official said the fire was containedThe fire swept through 15 communes in the Corbières mountain region, destroying or damaging at least 36 homes, with a full damage assessment still underwayVILLEROUGE LA CREMADE, France: France’s largest wildfire in decades was contained Thursday after burning more than 160 square kilometers (62 square miles) in the country’s southern wine region and claiming one life, local authorities said.The blaze erupted Tuesday and tore through the Aude region, spreading rapidly due to hot, dry weather.

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