Overview

• Ignited Tuesday afternoon in the Corbières massif, the fire has consumed about 10,000 hectares of forest and shrubland.
• Nine people have been injured, including one in critical condition with severe burns, and evacuations have been ordered for several campsites and around 30 homes.
• Fire services remain on red alert with 980 personnel on the ground plus 130 reinforcements working alongside 14 aerial units.
• The A9 motorway between Perpignan and Narbonne is closed in both directions as flames approach the busy route.
• The Aude department remains under red fire alert as record drought conditions combine with the ongoing heat wave to heighten fire risk.