French emergency services contain Corbières wildfire amid heatwave warnings

Emergency responders in southern France have contained a wildfire in the Corbières massif near Montséret after it burned approximately 100 hectares of land. Over 300 firefighters and several aircraft were deployed to halt the blaze's advance toward Saint-André-de-Roquelongue before operations shifted to monitoring and cooling remaining hot spots.

Severe fire conditions persist across the region as thirteen south-eastern departments remain under orange heatwave warnings. In the Drôme department, firefighters contained perimeter growth despite two significant flare-ups, while authorities in the Var department have barred public access to seven forest massifs due to extreme risk. Meanwhile, government officials announced plans to visit Gironde later this month to begin reconstruction initiatives following earlier megafires.

Sources: Le Figaro, Le Monde, Le Soir, Libération, RTBF Info