SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-CABRERISSE, France: France’s biggest wildfire in decades will burn for several more days even though it has been brought under control, authorities said Friday as hundreds of firefighters kept up a battle against the flames. The giant blaze in the southern department of Aude has burned through more than 17,000 hectares of land — an area bigger than Paris, killing one person, injuring 13 and destroying dozens of homes. About 2,000 firefighters are still on duty around the blaze which was declared under control on Thursday night.

Wildfire in southern France's Aude region near Spanish border scorches 4,500 hectares, 1,250 firefighters deployed, 2 injured.

PARIS: A fast-moving wildfire in a Mediterranean region of France near the Spanish border has left one person dead, several others injured and was still spreading Wednesday after…

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.

El fuego avanza rápidamente en el sureste del país y arrasa más de 16.000 hectáreas, una superficie equivalente a la ciudad de París

Blaze burns through 13,000 hectares close to Spanish border, destroying homes and forcing residents to flee

The wildfire is the largest in France this year and has burned some 12,000 hectares of land and killed one.

The fast-moving wildfire in southern France that broke out on Tuesday burned through some 13,000 hectares of land - a swathe as large as Paris.

Christophe Chantepy, expert national en défense des forêts contre les incendies à l’Office national des forêts (ONF), revient sur les causes de la propagation exceptionnelle de…

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…

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

The rapidly-growing wildfire, currently burning through an area larger than Paris, in southern France that broke out on Tuesday burned through some 16,000 hectares

I vigili del fuoco impegnati a contenere le fiamme da tre gioni

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…

El megaincendio que ya ha quemado más de 16.000 hectáreas en el macizo francés de Corbières, sigue avanzando, pero su marcha se ha ralentizado

The huge wildfire has slowed overnight but firefighters are still working to contain it on Thursday.

One person is dead and 13 have been injured as the largest wildfire France has seen in decades continues to burn across the nation's southern Aude region.

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…

Blazes burned over 160 sq km and is considered the worst since 1949.

SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-CABRERISSE, France: France’s biggest wildfire in decades will burn for several more days even though it has been brought under control, authorities said Friday…

On Friday, authorities reported that the fire in southern France, which scorched 17,000 hectares in two days, is still burning but has not spread since yesterday.