epaselect epa12288125 A firefighting crew is deployed to tackle 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. EPA/PHILIPPE MAGONI

epa12288203 A firefighting vehicle is deployed to tackle 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. EPA/PHILIPPE MAGONI

epa12288198 A fire engine tackles a brush fire in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, Aude department, as a wildfire continues to spread in 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. EPA/PHILIPPE MAGONI