European Wildfire Emergency
Wildfires in Spain and France force mass evacuations as firefighters battle blazes.
Summary
More than 200,000 people across Spain and France fled or were ordered to lock down as Spain declared a national wildfire emergency on July 23, after blazes threatened Madrid and Avila. West of Madrid, three fires merged into one blaze that officials said exceeded firefighters’ capacity, prompting the regional government to request help. Spanish police arrested a tractor driver accused of starting a wildfire while using farm machinery. In southwest France, authorities ordered the Cap Ferret peninsula evacuated by land and sea after flames burned more than 8,700 hectares.
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