France's Largest Wildfire for 75 Years Under Control, Officials Say

Alison Moyet says she is 'away from' huge French wildfire after being caught in blaze

The singer, who was on holiday in Aude, is best known for being part of the synth-pop duo Yazoo with former Depeche Mode musician Vince Clarke

Drone footage shows forests reduced to ash as wildfire burns through southern France – video

Drone footage of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse showed forests reduced to ash after the massive wildfire in southern France. The fire, which started on Tuesday afternoon, began in the village of Ribaute in the Aude department, before spreading across the rural, wooded area of the Corbières, famous for its vineyards and medieval villages. The environment ministry said the blaze had destroyed the same amount of land in 24 hours that wildfires typi…

France's largest wildfire for 75 years under control, officials say

The huge wildfire will burn for several more days but is now contained.

France’s largest wildfire in decades leaves a trail of devastation

VILLEROUGE LA CREMADE, France — France's largest wildfire in decades continued to burn and spread Thursday, though at a slower pace, after having already ravaged more than 160 square kilometres in the south of the country and claiming one life, local authorities said.

France Struggles to Contain Largest Fire in Decades

The blaze, which has grown to nearly 40,000 acres, was the country’s biggest since 1949, the civil defense chief said.

Tourists evacuated as France continues to battle biggest wildfire since 1949

The fire has already swept through an area one-and-a-half times bigger than Paris