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1 dead, 11 injured as 1,500 firefighters battle raging wildfires in France

At least one person has been killed and 11 people injured as more than 1,500 firefighters are battling raging wildfires between Carcassonne and Narbonne in France.

​At least one person has been killed and 11 people injured as more than 1,500 firefighters are battling raging wildfires between Carcassonne and Narbonne in France.   

A resident sprays water in front of a wildifre in Tournissan, southwestern France, on August 5, 2025. A fire that broke out on August 5, 2025 afternoon in Ribaute (Aude) had already spread across 1,000 hectares by early evening, according to the prefecture, prompting the evacuation of at least one campsite and several homes, an AFP journalist reported.

Idriss Bigou-gilles/AFP via Getty Images

 

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