France-Spain Wildfire Battle
Record heat drives evacuations and firefighting across southwestern Europe.
Summary
French authorities ordered nearly 4,000 more people evacuated from campsites, holiday villages and other tourist accommodation around Lacanau, west of Bordeaux, as renewed heat and winds threatened efforts to contain the Gironde wildfire. Fire crews held the blaze overnight but reported 14 flare-ups near Bordeaux, while France prepared for its fourth major heatwave of the year. Spain also faced major blazes after weeks of hot, dry weather, with fires burning in Castile and León and near Madrid. Across France and Spain, evacuations have exceeded 250,000 people.
The Coverage
Escalating wildfire crisis
Europe’s wildfires are becoming a larger and more dangerous crisis as the continent heats up unusually fast. Severe fire seasons are now straining firefighters, forcing evacuations, and showing how climate change is reshaping life across countries such as Spain and France.
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