World·2026-07-27T11:32:00+00:00
Wildfires in southwest Europe: What we know so far
About 220,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in France, about 75,000 people in Spain, and around 30,000 others there ordered to shelter in place, according to authorities. Wildfires are rampaging through vast areas of land in southwestern Europe, forcing France and Spain to evacuate more than 325,000 people from their homes. On Sunday, France’s Interior Minister, Laurent Nunez, said about “115,000 hectares (284,171 acres) have burned in wildfires in France since the start of the year”.
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World·2026-07-27T11:25:11+00:00
#Spain races to contain 'monster' #fires ahead of new #heatwave
The content you requested does not exist or is not available anymore. The fires tearing through forests in southwest France, around the prized wine-making region of Bordeaux, and in central Spain around the capital Madrid have been some of the worst in decades and have hit at the height of the summer holiday season.
France 24 (World)
World·2026-07-27T13:36:05+00:00
France’s interior minister says monster wildfire has stopped growing
France’s interior minister said Monday that a monster wildfire has stopped growing after forcing 220,000 people out of their homes in the country’s southwest but cautioned that it isn’t yet beaten. “We have to remain very concentrated, very determined, to go at any moment.” The content you requested does not exist or is not available anymore.
France 24 (World)
