Wildfire in France tears through area as big as Paris overnight – video

Firefighters in southern France are tackling the country's biggest wildfire of the year so far. At least one person has died, with almost a dozen others injured and homes destroyed, according to local authorities.

The Aude prefecture said the fire was moving 'very quickly' and that nearly 2,000 firefighters were trying to bring it under control. The blaze has already burned through 13,000 hectares (32,100 acres), the local fire chief Christophe Magny told BFM TV