French Prime Minister François Bayrou says a huge, deadly wildfire sweeping through the south of France is a "catastrophe on an unprecedented scale". He has been visiting the Aude region, where wildfires have scorched an area larger than Paris. Bayrou said the wildfire is linked to global warming and drought.

Prime Minister François Bayrou described the nearly 40,000 acre fire, which has killed one person, as a “catastrophe on an unprecedented scale.”