The fire has ravaged a vast area of France's southern Aude department at the peak of the summer tourist season, killing one person and injuring several others.
“It’s a challenging day, given that we are likely to be on red alert for heatwave from 4:00 pm, which will not make things any easier,“ said Christian Pouget, prefect of the Aude department.
But the blaze will “not be extinguished for several weeks,“ he said.
Temperatures this weekend are expected to hit 40 degrees Celsius in some areas, and Monday is forecast to be the “hottest day nationwide,“ according to national weather service Meteo France.
Authorities said one resident suffered serious burns and four others were lightly injured, while 19 firefighters were hurt, including one with a head injury.
Experts say European countries are becoming ever more vulnerable to such disasters due to intensifying summer heatwaves linked to global warming.
For livestock farmers in Fontjoncouse, the fire has ravaged grazing land and wiped out much of their flocks, fuelling outrage among those who said they did not have time to evacuate their herds.
“I will definitely change jobs. This will change my whole life,“ she said.
“Everything here was built around the sheep, and seeing the flock leave was incredibly difficult for me,“ she said.
“There’s still a little life left,“ she said - AFP
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