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Aude Wildfire Forces 2,000 Camper Evacuations, Sparks Crisis

7/3/2026

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More than 2,000 campers were evacuated from six sites in Fréjus as flames approached.
The Aude wildfire burned roughly 900 hectares, the biggest of several southern France fires.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu convened a crisis meeting in Marseille, while Interior Minister Laurent Nunez deployed 2,000 firefighters and aircraft.
Environmental groups warn repeated droughts and increased timber harvesting threaten France’s forest carbon sink, which absorbs about 50 million tonnes of CO2 annually.

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More than 2,000 campers were evacuated from six sites in Fréjus as flames approached.
The Aude wildfire burned roughly 900 hectares, the biggest of several southern France fires.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu convened a crisis meeting in Marseille, while Interior Minister Laurent Nunez deployed 2,000 firefighters and aircraft.
Environmental groups warn repeated droughts and increased timber harvesting threaten France’s forest carbon sink, which absorbs about 50 million tonnes of CO2 annually.