Wildfire tears through southern France, outraces water bomber planes | Photos

France's largest wildfire in decades rages on, with 2,100+ firefighters and aircraft struggling to contain the widespread blaze.

Published on: Aug 07, 2025 8:21 PM IST

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This aerial photograph taken on board a French Civil Security Canadair aircraft shows the fire raging in the department of Aude, in the south of France. The largest wildfire, which started on August 5, of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, (AFP)

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A Canadair aircraft of the French civil security drops fire retardant over a wildfire in Villeseque-Corbieres, southern France on August 7, 2025. (AFP)

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This photograph shows a burnt forest area during a wildfire in Fraisse-des-Corbieres, southern France on August 7, 2025. The wildfire has killed one person and injured thirteen others, scorching 11,000 hectares as firefighters work to contain the blaze, local officials said. (AFP)

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Firefighters drink water and rest at a field command post set up in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, southern France, where a wildfire has scorched a vast area. (AFP)

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A firefighter carries a fire hose during a wildfire near Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, southern France. (REUTERS)

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A man walks through a scorched area as smoke billows in the background during a wildfire in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, southwestern France. (AFP)

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Smoke billows from France's largest wildfire in decades near Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, southern France, Thursday, August.7, 2025. (AP)

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This photograph shows a tree in a burnt forest area hit by a wildfire in southern France on August 7, 2025. The wildfire has killed one person and injured thirteen others, scorching 11,000 hectares as firefighters work to contain the blaze, local officials said. (AFP)