Trees burn during a wildfire at sunrise near Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, near Narbonne, southern France, Wednesday 6 August 2025;
Credit: Reuters/Manon Cruz
PARIS (Reuters) - One person has died as a result of a wildfire in the Aude region in southern France, the local authority said on Wednesday 6 August 2025.
The Aude prefecture said in a statement the fire was progressing "very quickly" and that 1,820 firefighters were trying to get it under control.
Around 2,500 households in the area were currently without electricity, it said.
President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X late on Tuesday 5 August that all of the government's resources were being mobilised to tackle the Aude fire.
