Tens of thousands flee fires in France, blazes merge outside Madrid
More than 80,000 residents were evacuated as crews battled fast-moving blazes across France and Spain, with cause still under investigation.
- Over 80,000 people have been evacuated from their homes after wildfires hit both France and Spain, with 38 square miles charred near the Cap Ferret peninsula since Wednesday.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nunez reported 40,000 evacuations in Gironde and 23,000 in Landes, reflecting the scale of displacement across France's hardest-hit regions.
- French President Emmanuel Macron announced reinforcements including two Croatian Canadair aircraft and two Black Hawk helicopters from Czech Republic and Slovakia, while Spain's interior minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska confirmed Italy and Greece are sending water-dumping planes.
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez described the situation as "dramatic," as uncontrolled blazes continue burning in Biscarrosse and ravaging Sicily.
- Seven Spanish provinces remain on high alert as temperatures top 40C; scientists warn climate change exacerbates extreme heat, with 2025 marking the third-hottest year on record globally.
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166,000 evacuated as wildfires spin out of control in France, Spain
French President Emmanuel Macron on July 24, asked the army to mobilise to help contain the worst wildfire the country has ever seen after seeking European Union help, as a local official warned the blaze was heading towards Bordeaux
The situation in South-West Europe is getting worse. In France, there is a fire that has never been there on this scale. In a region of Spain, too, there is talk of "the worst fire in history." More than one hundred thousand people have been evacuated.
19,000 people have been evacuated after forest fires outside Madrid. Swedish Johanna Gunnarsson sat at home and waited when the village two kilometers from her was evacuated. – We are on our way out of here, but there is so much traffic that we are almost at a standstill.
Horses run from thick smoke as wildfires spread in southern France
Video captured horses running from smoke-filled skies as wildfires spread across southern France. Hundreds of firefighters have been deployed as scorching temperatures across Europe have exacerbated fires, forcing thousands to flee their homes.
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