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'Challenging Day' for Firefighters Battling Huge Blaze in France
AUDE DEPARTMENT, SOUTHERN FRANCE, AUG 10 – Firefighters contained a 16,000-hectare wildfire in the Aude department, with 1,300 personnel mobilized amid heatwave conditions and 19 firefighter injuries reported, officials said.
- On Sunday, firefighters contained a massive wildfire in southern France, but officials warned that scorching heat and dry conditions could reignite the blaze.
- Officials cite hot, dry winds and a heatwave peaking at 40 C, with Monday forecast as the hottest day, making firefighting efforts harder.
- The blaze, the largest in at least 50 years, tore through 16,000 hectares, killed one person, and injured 19 firefighters, officials said.
- Across the Aude plains, farmers watched as the fire ravaged grazing land, with Emmanuelle Bernier saying she was `extremely angry` after losing 17 animals in the flames.
- Prefect Christian Pouget cautioned that from 4:00 pm, a red heatwave alert makes the fire's challenge `challenging`, and it will `not be extinguished for several weeks`.
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Firefighters bring huge blaze in France under control
RIBAUTE, France: Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France but still face a "complicated" struggle, but officials warned on Sunday (Aug 10) that scorching heat and dry winds could reignite the blaze. The fire, which has ravaged a vast area of France's southern Aude department, kil
They take over. 18 firefighters from Franche-Comté left very early Sunday, August 10, to replace the 24 firefighters who left Tuesday, August 5, 2025 as reinforcement in the Aude.
Challenging day for firefighters battling huge blaze in France
FONTJONCOUSE: Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France but local officials warned on Sunday that scorching heat and dry conditions could reignite the blaze, as parts of the Mediterranean region face a heatwave. The fire has ravaged a vast area of France’s southern Aude department at the peak of the summer tourist season, killing one person and injuring
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