France Contains Wildfire But Heat Wave Set to Intensify
A field and trees burned by a fire, in Talairan, southern France on Aug. 8.
Photographer: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images
Firefighters made progress tackling France’s biggest wildfires in more than seven decades, with light rain providing a chance to control the blazes before temperatures rise in the coming days.
The deadly fires, which ignited on Tuesday in the southwestern department of Aude, have burned more than 160 square kilometers (62 square miles), an area bigger than Paris. One person has died and at least 18 people have been injured, French authorities said.