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On Tuesday, 5 August 2025, a forest fire began in the afternoon near the village of Ribaute in the Aude department of southern France. Within a few days, the fire spread to 15 settlements across the Corbières massif. By 7 August, the fire had consumed 17,000 hectares of forest and rural land, damaging at least 36 homes and approximately 40 vehicles. This event, one of the largest forest fires recorded in France since 1949, resulted in one fatality, 13 injuries, and three people reported missing.