France’s largest wildfire this year leaves one dead and many injured

<p>Blaze burns through 13,000 hectares close to Spanish border, destroying homes and forcing residents to flee</p><p>Hundreds of firefighters are battling to stop the spread of a fast-moving <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/wildfires">wildfire</a> in southern France, after one woman died and nine people were injured as the blaze scorched a vast area of the Corbières hills.</p><p>The fire, which started on Tuesday afternoon, has burned 13,000 hectares inland from the Mediterranean near the Spanish border, and is the largest and fastest-spreading wildfire in France this summer.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/06/france-largest-wildfire-this-year-corbieres-hills">Continue reading...</a>