In Pics: France Fights Biggest Wildfire Of The Year, Burns Through 27,000 Acres

August 10, 2025

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A wildfire in southern France which get down on Tuesday injure 9 people and burn done 12,000 hectare ( 27,000 estate ) of flora after deceleration down feather into Wednesday , harmonize to local official . 1800 fireman rich person be battle to snuff out it as the fire is still endanger several village in the Aude section . 25 home rich person be destroy or damage in the southern Aude section because of the fire .

A wood is steep in fire as a wildfire fury approach Fontjoncouse , West Saxon FrancePhoto Credit : AFP

“ The fire is advance in an country where all the conditions are mature for it to advancement . We are monitoring the edge and the dorsum of the fire to forestall flare-ups , ” state Lucie Roesch , secretary full general of the Aude prefecture .

The fire has decelerate down feather because of high humidness degree but fight the fire is expect to be a “ long-term operation ” as Rosesch state .

A Canadair CL-415 of the French civil security flies over a wildfire in Jonquieres , West Saxon FrancePhoto Credit : AFP

An aged adult female die in her place and two people be injure , one of whom is now in critical status with terrible George Burns , harmonize to the Aude prefecture .

Several roadstead rich person be close with encampment evidence and one small town partly evacuate .

“ All of the Nation ‘s resource are call up , ” French President Emmanuel Macron state on X , piece career on people to exercising “ the uttermost cautiousness ” .

A wood is steep in fire as a wildfire fury approach Fontjoncouse , West Saxon FrancePhoto Credit : AFP

There has be a rise in the fire owe to low rain and the remotion of vineyard , which use to aid interruption the patterned advance of fire , harmonize to the Aude section . Furthermore the weather condition conditions are expect to stay unfavorable due to strong wind , rise temperature , and dry flora in the country , official state .

Exigency direction service has note that this wildfire is the large in France so far in a summertime which has already see some 9,000 fire , chiefly on its Mediterranean seashore .

Prime quantity Minister Francois Bayrou is to visit the Aude section on Wednesday , his business office state .