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The fire in the south of France "no longer progresses," but is not yet under control

Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse (France), 07/08/2025.- A fire engine tackles a brush fire as a wildfire continues to spread in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, Aude department, southern France, 07 August 2025. Some 16,000 hectares have been burned so far and at least one person died in one of the biggest wildfires in France since 1949. (incendio forestal, Francia) EFE/EPA/PHILIPPE MAGONI
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Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse (France). Photo: EFE

The fire that broke out on Tuesday in the Corbieres Massif is the largest in the French state since 1949, with more than 16,000 hectares burned. The prefect of the department of Aude, Christian Pouget, has warned that it remains to be seen how many of these hectares are agricultural land.

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