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Illustration - Corbieres

FRANCE. OCCITANY. AUDE (11) CORBIERES. RIBAUTE. AERIAL VIEW OF THE PLANELS. CASTEL Photo by Paul Palau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Corbieres

FRANCE. OCCITANY. AUDE (11) CABARDES. VILLARDONNEL. PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE SMOKE FROM THE GREAT FIRE IN RIBAUTE IN THE EARLY MORNING Photo by Paul Palau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Corbieres

FRANCE. OCCITANY. AUDE (11) CABARDES. VILLARDONNEL. AERIAL VIEW OF THE SMOKE FROM THE MAJOR FIRE IN RIBAUTE IN THE EARLY MORNING Photo by Paul Palau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Corbieres

AUDE (11) CORBIERES. MEGAFEU DE RIBAUTE DU 6 AOUT 2025 Photo by Paul Palau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire Burns 13000 Hectares - France

Handout photo gathered on August 8 shows a forest fire burning intensely in the Aude region of France, near Ribaute, on August 5, 2025. The blaze, first reported active that day, remained uncontrolled for more than 48 hours despite the deployment of over 1,000 firefighters and several Canadair aircrafts. By August 8, it had swept across more than 16,000 hectares, burning 13,000 of them, and caused one death and 18 injuries. Authorities have since reported that the fire is under control, though it remains active. Photo by Laetitia Peltier/Protection Civile via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire Burns 13000 Hectares - France

Handout photo gathered on August 8 shows a house and cars burned while a forest fire is burning intensely in the Aude region of France, near Ribaute, on August 5, 2025. The blaze, first reported active that day, remained uncontrolled for more than 48 hours despite the deployment of over 1,000 firefighters and several Canadair aircrafts. By August 8, it had swept across more than 16,000 hectares, burning 13,000 of them, and caused one death and 18 injuries. Authorities have since reported that the fire is under control, though it remains active. Photo by Laetitia Peltier/Protection Civile via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire Burns 13000 Hectares - France

Handout photo gathered on August 8 shows a forest fire burning intensely in the Aude region of France, near Ribaute, on August 5, 2025. The blaze, first reported active that day, remained uncontrolled for more than 48 hours despite the deployment of over 1,000 firefighters and several Canadair aircrafts. By August 8, it had swept across more than 16,000 hectares, burning 13,000 of them, and caused one death and 18 injuries. Authorities have since reported that the fire is under control, though it remains active. Photo by Laetitia Peltier/Protection Civile via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire Burns 13000 Hectares - France

Handout photo gathered on August 8 shows a forest fire burning intensely in the Aude region of France, near Ribaute, on August 5, 2025. The blaze, first reported active that day, remained uncontrolled for more than 48 hours despite the deployment of over 1,000 firefighters and several Canadair aircrafts. By August 8, it had swept across more than 16,000 hectares, burning 13,000 of them, and caused one death and 18 injuries. Authorities have since reported that the fire is under control, though it remains active. Photo by Laetitia Peltier/Protection Civile via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire Burns 13000 Hectares - France

Handout photo gathered on August 8 shows a forest fire burning intensely in the Aude region of France, near Ribaute, on August 5, 2025. The blaze, first reported active that day, remained uncontrolled for more than 48 hours despite the deployment of over 1,000 firefighters and several Canadair aircrafts. By August 8, it had swept across more than 16,000 hectares, burning 13,000 of them, and caused one death and 18 injuries. Authorities have since reported that the fire is under control, though it remains active. Photo by Laetitia Peltier/Protection Civile via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire Burns 13000 Hectares - France

Handout photo gathered on August 8 shows a forest fire burning intensely in the Aude region of France, near Ribaute, on August 5, 2025. The blaze, first reported active that day, remained uncontrolled for more than 48 hours despite the deployment of over 1,000 firefighters and several Canadair aircrafts. By August 8, it had swept across more than 16,000 hectares, burning 13,000 of them, and caused one death and 18 injuries. Authorities have since reported that the fire is under control, though it remains active. Photo by Laetitia Peltier/Protection Civile via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire Burns 13000 Hectares - France

Handout photo gathered on August 8 shows a forest fire burning intensely in the Aude region of France, near Ribaute, on August 5, 2025. The blaze, first reported active that day, remained uncontrolled for more than 48 hours despite the deployment of over 1,000 firefighters and several Canadair aircrafts. By August 8, it had swept across more than 16,000 hectares, burning 13,000 of them, and caused one death and 18 injuries. Authorities have since reported that the fire is under control, though it remains active. Photo by Laetitia Peltier/Protection Civile via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire Burns 13000 Hectares - France

Handout photo gathered on August 8 shows a forest fire burning intensely in the Aude region of France, near Ribaute, on August 5, 2025. The blaze, first reported active that day, remained uncontrolled for more than 48 hours despite the deployment of over 1,000 firefighters and several Canadair aircrafts. By August 8, it had swept across more than 16,000 hectares, burning 13,000 of them, and caused one death and 18 injuries. Authorities have since reported that the fire is under control, though it remains active. Photo by Laetitia Peltier/Protection Civile via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire Burns 13000 Hectares - France

Handout photo gathered on August 8 shows a forest fire burning intensely in the Aude region of France, near Ribaute, on August 5, 2025. The blaze, first reported active that day, remained uncontrolled for more than 48 hours despite the deployment of over 1,000 firefighters and several Canadair aircrafts. By August 8, it had swept across more than 16,000 hectares, burning 13,000 of them, and caused one death and 18 injuries. Authorities have since reported that the fire is under control, though it remains active. Photo by Laetitia Peltier/Protection Civile via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire Burns 13000 Hectares - France

Handout photo gathered on August 8 shows Canadair aircrafts battling a forest fire burning intensely in the Aude region of France, near Ribaute, on August 5, 2025. The blaze, first reported active that day, remained uncontrolled for more than 48 hours despite the deployment of over 1,000 firefighters and several Canadair aircrafts. By August 8, it had swept across more than 16,000 hectares, burning 13,000 of them, and caused one death and 18 injuries. Authorities have since reported that the fire is under control, though it remains active. Photo by Laetitia Peltier/Protection Civile via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Recap: Wildfire Scorches 17,000 Hectares in Aude, Southern France

A wildfire that burned through more than 17,000 hectares (42,000 acres) in Aude, southern France, is now under control. A woman was killed and 13 people, including 11 firefighters, were injured in the blaze, which broke out near the village of Ribaute on August 5, 2025.

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM