France's largest wildfire for 75 years, which has burned through an area larger than Paris, has slowed overnight but is not yet under control, officials have said. More than 2,000 firefighters and 500 firefighting vehicles continue to be deployed to the Aude region, alongside gendarmerie and army personnel, officials said on Thursday.

Authorities said that the most severe fire in France's Mediterranean region in at least 50 years has been contained, though 'There is still a lot of work to be done.' The fire killed one person and destroyed thousands of hectares of land.