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One dead, nine injured in huge France wildfire

A canadair of the French civil security droping fire retardant over a wildfire near Fontjoncouse, southwestern France, on August 6, 2025. [AFP]

Hundreds of firefighters on Wednesday battled to halt the spread of a wildfire in southern France that has scorched a vast area, killed one person and injured nine others.

The fire, which started on Tuesday, has destroyed or damaged 25 homes in the southern Aude department, where more than 1,800 firefighters are seeking to control the largest wildfire in France this summer.

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