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France, Spain Eye Wildfire Reprieve As Other Blazes Start Up In Europe
France and Spain on Thursday glimpsed a reprieve from some of the worst wildfires in living memory, which have sent hundreds of thousands of people fleeing -- among them Hollywood...
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Inside Europe's Wildfires, Heatwaves And The Climate Forces Driving Them
Sparked by a historic and prolonged heatwave, these fires are not merely natural disasters; they are fierce signs of an accelerating climate breakdown.
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In Pics: How Wildfires Are Ravaging Western Europe This Summer
Maps and satellite images show where wildfires are burning and how close they are to communities.
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Macron Holds Crisis Talks As Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations Across France
A fire raging in hilly, rural terrain in Avila, west of Madrid, has become Spain's largest on record, scorching 50,000 hectares (193 square miles), the government says.
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Nearly 40,000 People Evacuated Amid Wildfire In Southwest France: Minister
Hundreds of firefighters have, for the past few days, been fighting the flames dozens of kilometres west of Bordeaux.
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Spain Declares National Emergency Over Wildfires Amid Europe Heatwave
French authorities ordered the total evacuation of nealy 40,00 people in the Cap Ferret peninsula, while more than 10,000 people were evacuated from the west of Madrid, Spain.
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50,000 Flee As Wildfires Ravage France, Spain
In Spain, the government declared a state of emergency in the Madrid region, where more than 10,000 people have been evacuated in recent days.
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France Sees Worst Wildfire Season Since Record 2022 Blazes
The devastated area is about four times the size of Paris. And the area burned so far in 2026 has already far exceeded the total for all of 2025. France's all-time annual record stands at 66,300 hectares burned in 2022.
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France Wildfires Burn Twice As Much Land As Last Year: Report
Wildfires have scorched twice as much land in France so far this year as in the same period last year, an official said on Friday.
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France Wildfire Shuts Down Marseille Airport, Halts Trains Across City
A wildfire in southern France on Tuesday that forced Marseille airport to close and interrupted train traffic has not been fully contained, the country's interior minister said.
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Fires Break Out And Most Of France Put On Heatwave Alert
French firefighters were mobilised to tackle early summer fires as 84 of the country's 101 administrative areas were put on a heatwave alert for Monday until midweek.
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Drought In England, Fires Rage In France As Heatwave Persists
Firefighters from across Europe came to France's rescue on Friday to battle a massive wildfire, while fire also raged in Portugal and parts of England faced a severe drought, as successive heatwaves renewed the focus on climate change risks.
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Fierce Wildfire Stopped In Southern France, 500 Firefighters Were On Spot
One of France's biggest wildfires this year has been stopped after more than 500 firefighters battled for two days to protect homes and lives, emergency services said Thursday.
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France, Spain Eye Wildfire Reprieve As Other Blazes Start Up In Europe
France and Spain on Thursday glimpsed a reprieve from some of the worst wildfires in living memory, which have sent hundreds of thousands of people fleeing -- among them Hollywood...
-
Inside Europe's Wildfires, Heatwaves And The Climate Forces Driving Them
Sparked by a historic and prolonged heatwave, these fires are not merely natural disasters; they are fierce signs of an accelerating climate breakdown.
-
In Pics: How Wildfires Are Ravaging Western Europe This Summer
Maps and satellite images show where wildfires are burning and how close they are to communities.
-
Macron Holds Crisis Talks As Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations Across France
A fire raging in hilly, rural terrain in Avila, west of Madrid, has become Spain's largest on record, scorching 50,000 hectares (193 square miles), the government says.
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Nearly 40,000 People Evacuated Amid Wildfire In Southwest France: Minister
Hundreds of firefighters have, for the past few days, been fighting the flames dozens of kilometres west of Bordeaux.
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Spain Declares National Emergency Over Wildfires Amid Europe Heatwave
French authorities ordered the total evacuation of nealy 40,00 people in the Cap Ferret peninsula, while more than 10,000 people were evacuated from the west of Madrid, Spain.
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50,000 Flee As Wildfires Ravage France, Spain
In Spain, the government declared a state of emergency in the Madrid region, where more than 10,000 people have been evacuated in recent days.
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France Sees Worst Wildfire Season Since Record 2022 Blazes
The devastated area is about four times the size of Paris. And the area burned so far in 2026 has already far exceeded the total for all of 2025. France's all-time annual record stands at 66,300 hectares burned in 2022.
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France Wildfires Burn Twice As Much Land As Last Year: Report
Wildfires have scorched twice as much land in France so far this year as in the same period last year, an official said on Friday.
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France Wildfire Shuts Down Marseille Airport, Halts Trains Across City
A wildfire in southern France on Tuesday that forced Marseille airport to close and interrupted train traffic has not been fully contained, the country's interior minister said.
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Fires Break Out And Most Of France Put On Heatwave Alert
French firefighters were mobilised to tackle early summer fires as 84 of the country's 101 administrative areas were put on a heatwave alert for Monday until midweek.
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Drought In England, Fires Rage In France As Heatwave Persists
Firefighters from across Europe came to France's rescue on Friday to battle a massive wildfire, while fire also raged in Portugal and parts of England faced a severe drought, as successive heatwaves renewed the focus on climate change risks.
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Fierce Wildfire Stopped In Southern France, 500 Firefighters Were On Spot
One of France's biggest wildfires this year has been stopped after more than 500 firefighters battled for two days to protect homes and lives, emergency services said Thursday.
