The inferno devastated an area of southern France the size of Paris after erupting on Tuesday afternoon

The fire has spread across 11,000 hectares of land

Mediterranean countries are a growing wildfire hotspot, with scientists warning that climate change is driving increasingly hot and dry summers

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.

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

French prime minister laments ‘disaster on an unprecedented scale’

The inferno devastated an area of southern France the size of Paris after erupting on Tuesday afternoon

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

France has been suffering its largest wildfire in at least 50 years, according to disaster officials.