Güney Avrupa'da Orman Yangınları: İspanya Olağanüstü Hal İlan Etti, Fransa AB'den Destek İstedi

Wildfires ravage Spain, France and Italy, killing three firefighters

Wildfires swept across southern Europe on Wednesday, killing three firefighters and forcing thousands of people to evacuate as extreme heat and dry conditions fuelled blazes in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain. Rescue teams battled dozens of fires amid warnings over increasingly severe weather events.

Heatwave-fuelled wildfires rage in southern France, Italy and Spain

Wildfires raged on Wednesday in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, having claimed the lives of three firefighters and sparked thousands of evacuations. Temperatures topped 40 degrees Celsius and gusts of hot wind fanned the flames in the southern Italian island, where wildfires have been raging for several days. Around 6,000 firefighters, forest guards and civil protection officials were deployed to battle the flames with the help of water-bombing aircraft, the head of the region,...

Spain declares state of emergency and France seeks EU help as wildfires rage

Wildfires fuelled by extreme heat and strong winds swept across western Europe on Friday, forcing thousands to evacuate in France, triggering a state of emergency in Spain's Madrid region and prompting Paris to seek emergency assistance from the European Union.

Live: Thousands forced to flee as deadly wildfires rage in parts of France, Italy and Spain

Thousands of people were forced to flee deadly wildfires that continued to sweep through parts of France, Spain and Italy on Friday. Hundreds of firefighters backed by water-bombing planes battled the blazes fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.

Wildfires force mass exodus in France, Spain as EU deploys aircraft

Thousands of residents and vacationers fled raging wildfires across France and Spain on Friday as fast-moving blazes, fueled by extreme heat, drought and strong winds, forced mass...

Spain declares emergency as wildfires force thousands of evacuations

NAVALUENGA, Spain/LEGE-CAP-FERRET, France, July 24 - Spain declared a national emergency over wildfires for the first time on Friday and France asked for help from the European Union to tackle a blaze on the Atlantic coast as searing heat fuelled fires across Europe and forced tens of thousands of evacuations.

Spain invokes first wildfire emergency as fires rage across Europe; over 10,000 evacuated

Spain declared a national emergency due to widespread wildfires. France requested European Union assistance for a major blaze near Bordeaux. Tens of thousands were evacuated from affected tourist and residential areas. This crisis highlights the intensifying impact of climate change on southern Europe. The region is experiencing record-breaking heat and drought conditions.

Şiddetli orman yangınları: İspanya ve Fransa AB'den yardım istedi

İspanya ve Fransa'da şiddetli orman yangınları nedeniyle on binlerce kişi tahliye edildi. İspanya'da ulusal acil durum ilan edildi, Fransa lideri Macron "Durum son derece ciddi" dedi.

Thousands flee raging wildfires in France and Spain, some by boat

ARCACHON, France — Large forest fires burned out of control in southwestern France and central Spain on Friday, prompting authorities to evacuate an estimated 87,000 people from their homes. Some even fled by boat when flames swept through the touristic Cap Ferret peninsula on France’s Atlantic coast. Dozens of firefighters were injured, authorities said, but

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

France and Spain race to control wildfires as suburbs of Bordeaux begin evacuation – live

Officials in Spain warn winds could worsen fires on Saturday Tell us: have you been affected by wildfires in Europe? French authorities evacuated thousands of people from ⁠suburbs near Bordeaux on Saturday as wildfires in areas around the ⁠city showed no ⁠signs ​of abating, the Reuters news agency reports. Sophie Brocas, who heads the local administration of La Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⁠et de la Gironde, which covers the Bordeaux region, said on X ⁠that the areas of Le Haillan, Eysines ​and Merignac were being ‌cleared out. Continue reading...

Europe wildfires rage on, forcing 200,000 from homes

Hot, arid weather and strong winds have continued to fuel wildfires in France, Spain and Italy, devastating huge swaths of land and forcing mass evacuations. As national emergencies are declared, the danger remains.

Wildfires in Spain and France force evacuation of 200,000 people

France has appealed for international help, while Spain has declared a national emergency.

Fires Rage in Spain and France, Forcing Thousands to Flee

Firefighters were scrambling to contain blazes that were moving toward major cities. Some 200,000 people have evacuated or sheltered at home.

Fast-moving wildfires displace thousands in France, including wine capital of Bordeaux, and Spain

Firefighters and authorities in both European countries were caught off guard by the virulence of the fires, which have been fuelled by high temperatures and possibly the long-term effects of climate change.

Thousands shelter from devastating fires in Bordeaux

BORDEAUX, France - Amid rows of camp beds and stacks of food supplies at a makeshift shelter in Bordeaux, thousands of tourists and locals try to regain their composure after fleeing wildfires sweeping through southwest France.

Devastating wildfires send 267,000 fleeing in France and Spain

France and Spain battle wildfires as more than 250,000 people are forced to flee homes

France sent a hulking military cargo plane to dump tons of flame retardants as it battled raging wildfires on Saturday and slashed the final stage of Tour de France to redeploy security personnel to the blazes that forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes.

260,000 flee as wildfires rage out of control in Europe

• 98,000 hectares destroyed in France • Nasa site hit in Spain BORDEAUX: Unchecked wildfires raging on Saturday in France’s southwest and near Spain’s capital Madrid have forced nearly 260,000 people to flee and prompted Paris to deploy its military. France hustled 197,000 people from areas around Bordeaux — including vacation spots crowded this time of year — in what was “probably” the biggest peacetime evacuation the country has seen, its interior minister said. In Spain, where 60,000 people were evacuated from villages west of Madrid, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the priority was “to save lives” as he visited the fire zone. Officials in Madrid had earlier given a higher estimate of around 70,000 people evacuated. In the Spanish town of Brunete, west of Madrid, mayor Mar Nicolas said she was “very worried”. “Every year there are fires, but this one has been tremendous,” she said. “It is a catastrophe.” A separate wildfire near the eastern Spanish city of Valencia killed one person before firefighters brought it under control. Overstretched firefighters in Spain and France battling around the clock for days have been unable to contain the infernos, though authorities in both countries suggested the intensity of some of the blazes had notched down. Two French firefighters died earlier this week near Bordeaux. French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the blaze in the Gironde region where Bordeaux is located was less intense and no longer a “convective” type of fire that self-fuels through rising currents. Officials in Madrid also said the fires had advanced little overnight and decreased in intensity. But the battles were far from won. The threat in Gironde “remains very serious,” said top regional official Sophie Brocas. Spain’s Sanchez warned: “We are going to have some complex hours ahead.” Jacqueline Villafranca, a 38-year-old who evacuated to Madrid on Friday, said that when smoke filled her village of Navalagamella “I thought everything was going to burn, the house and everything”. “Here you can breathe normally — yesterday it was unbearable,” she said, sitting in a gymnasium-turned-shelter. 98,000 hectares burned in France The wildfires currently raging across France have burned nearly 98,000 hectares, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Saturday, describing the total as a “historic record.” “There are still a number of fires across the country that have not yet been brought under control,” he said, singling out major blazes in the southwestern departments of Gironde and Landes. Nasa site hit Massive wildfires in Europe on Friday forced Nasa to evacuate one of its three global deep space communications facilities in Spain, impacting the agency’s ability to communicate with space probes. The Madrid Deep Space Com­munications Complex (MDSCC) is located in Robledo, about 37 miles (65 kilometers) west of central Madrid, a Nasa spokesperson said in a statement. “The wildfire has passed through the MDSCC. Any potential damage will be assessed when it is safe to do so,” the US space agency said, adding all personnel were “safely evacuated.” MDSCC is part of the Deep Space Network, one of three sites that allow Nasa to communicate with its spacecraft exploring distant parts of the galaxy. The other two sites are in Canberra, Australia and Goldstone, California, where the agency has seamlessly transitioned support for mission operations. Published in Dawn, July 26th, 2026

Europe wildfires: more than 300,000 flee homes and holiday accommodation as fires rage

Fires displace people on massive scale and trigger one of the largest peacetime civilian evacuation operations ever carried out in France More than 250,000 people flee wildfires in France and Spain Hello and welcome back to our rolling coverage of the wildfires spreading through parts of Spain and France. Thousands crowded into emergency shelters in France and Spain on Sunday after wildfires drove more than 300,000 people to flee their homes and holiday accommodation. Continue reading...

Live Updates: Firefighters Battle Raging Wildfires in France and Spain

Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee or take shelter from fast-moving blazes, with another heat wave forecast to hit Europe this week.

Watch: Wildfires rage across France, Spain as thousands flee, national emergency declared

France and Spain battle 'unpredictable' wildfires as 300,000 evacuated

Other European Union countries have been sending help to Spain and France in the form of aircraft, fire crews and vehicles.

Wildfires force evacuations across southern Europe

Hundreds of thousands flee homes in France and Spain as blazes spread

France continues to fight devastating wildfires, while progress is made in Spain

In southern France a wildfire in the region of Gironde is still active, while two major fires in central Spain are finally coming under control, ahead of the fourth heat wave of the summer.

Thousands remain displaced as wildfires remain out of control in France, Spain

Several countries, including Türkiye, provide support through EU Civil Protection Mechanism

What to know: Heat waves, little rainfall fuel France, Spain wildfires

Record heat and drought have fueled massive wildfires in France and Spain, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate in Europe’s largest displacement since World War II. Rising te...

Devastating European wildfires in maps – and how they’re being tackled

Wildfires are tearing through France and Spain, forcing more than 300,000 people to evacuate their homes.

France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins

Officials talk of ‘absolutely critical’ days for firefighters before rise again from middle of the week Europe wildfires live – latest updates Firefighters in France and Spain are racing to bring huge wildfires under control before another heatwave later this week that will complicate efforts to tame the flames. Spain’s interior minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, said Monday and Tuesday were “absolutely crucial days” before temperatures rise again from Wednesday onwards. Continue reading...

France and Spain race to curb wildfires before new heatwave arrives

Firefighters sought on Monday to take advantage of more favourable weather to subdue massive wildfires threatening the French city and tourist region of Bordeaux and a number of sites in neighbouring Spain. They were racing against the clock as another heatwave is expected to hit both countries later this week in what has been a blisteringly hot and dry summer across western Europe. Authorities have evacuated about 220,000 people, including holidaymakers and ‌local residents, in France, while...

France, Spain race to curb wildfires

Fires hurting regional economies, testing Europe's capacity to respond

Firefighters in France, Spain scramble to contain blazes as new heatwave looms

BORDEAUX, France/ONDA, Spain, July 28 - Firefighters raced on Tuesday to subdue huge wildfires that have forced unprecedented evacuations of tens of thousands of people across France and Spain, as Western Europe braced for another heatwave.

New heat wave sends France, Spain into overdrive to contain fires

Firefighters battled major wildfires Tuesday that forced tens of thousands to evacuate in France and Spain, as Western Europe faced another looming heat wave. The fires have torn...

New evacuation from tourist sites near Bordeaux as France and Spain fight wildfires

French authorities order evacuation of almost 4,000 people from Lacanau resort amid return of heatwave Europe live – latest updates The evacuation of nearly 4,000 people from tourist sites on France’s Atlantic coast is under way as the return of winds and extreme heat jeopardised firefighters’ battles to contain wildfires raging to the west of Bordeaux. The precautionary evacuation order, which covers campsites, holiday villages and other tourist accommodation around the resort of Lacanau, exacerbated a wildfire emergency described by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, as the “toughest” situation the country had dealt with “since the second world war”. Continue reading...

France, Spain make headway against wildfires but new heatwave looms

Firefighters raced on Tuesday to subdue huge wildfires that have forced unprecedented evacuations of tens of thousands of people across France and Spain, as western Europe braced for another heatwave. The fires have torn through a region already battered by a blisteringly hot and dry summer. Crews were seeking to capitalise on more favourable weather before a new wave of higher temperatures settled in from Wednesday. In the Bordeaux region of France, firefighters contained ‌the forest blaze...

Red Cross warns new heatwave could worsen wildfires across Spain, France

GENEVA, (Switzerland): The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on Tuesday warned that another forecast heatwave could worsen wildfires across Spain and France, where emergency teams are responding to fast-moving blazes and thousands of people have been forced from their homes, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

EU says wildfire response must evolve to keep pace with climate change

The comments come as wildfires in France and Spain have forced unprecedented evacuations of tens of thousands of people.

Wildfires in Spain and France hit the world's two largest wine-growing nations

The wildfires affecting Spain and France since mid-July have reached an unprecedented scale in both countries, which together account for nearly a quarter of the world's vineyard area. Spain declared a national wildfire emergency for the first time, while French President Emmanuel Macron described the situation as the most severe recorded in his country since the Second World War.

France and Spain fight to contain wildfires as temperatures soar again

LANTON, France/EL TIEMBLO, Spain, July 29 - Temperatures were set to soar again in France and Spain on Wednesday in a fourth heatwave of the summer, increasing the threat from wildfires that have forced large-scale evacuations of people, scorched through forests and killed wildlife.

Thousands return home in Spain as new heatwave fuels France wildfires

ALDEA DEL FRESNO, Spain: Thousands who fled huge wildfires in Spain returned home on Wednesday while in France firefighters battled raging flames as a new heatwave gripped the region.

Spain eases evacuations as France battles fresh wildfires amid new heatwave

Thousands of evacuees were allowed home in Spain after firefighters gained ground against some of the country's worst blazes in decades, but soaring temperatures and new outbreaks in France underscored the broader wildfire emergency unfolding across southern Europe.

Spanish wildfire evacuees go home as France hit by new heat alert

ALDEA DEL FRESNO (SPAIN) - Thousands who fled huge wildfires in Spain returned home on Wednesday while in France firefighters braced for worsening conditions in their own battle with raging flames.

France, Spain continue wildfire battle as heat wave keeps Europe on alert

4 firefighters injured in France's Var department before bringing fire under control overnight

As France battles unprecedented wildfires, Caroit urges collective global action on climate change

Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome French Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Éléonore Caroit (France's Minister Delegate for Francophonie, International Partnerships and French Nationals Abroad). She discusses France's response to an unprecedented heatwave and wildfire season through three interconnected lenses: operational crisis management, international solidarity, and climate governance. Caroit distinguishes between the immediate demands of emergency response and the longer term structural challenges posed by climate change, including adaptation, infrastructure resilience, and urban planning. While arguing that governments must continually strengthen preparedness and invest in adaptation, she maintains that no level of national capacity alone can adequately confront a crisis driven by global greenhouse gas emissions. In her view, effective domestic action must be matched by sustained international climate cooperation, making collective global engagement an essential component of both disaster response and long term climate resilience.

France's southwest faces 'optimistic day' as half of evacuees return home

Over half of the people evacuated from France's southwest due to massive wildfires were allowed to return to their homes. French firefighters have been battling a massive wildfire west of Bordeaux, which forced the evacuation of 220,000 people. It destroyed more than 200 homes, burned through 42,000 hectares and killed two firemen. FRANCE 24's Carys Garland is on the ground and tells us more

New fronts open in Europe’s wildfire battle

Greek firefighters faced another day of battling flames in high-risk conditions for new ignitions on Friday as France and Spain hoped for reprieve from massive infernos that blackened swathes of terrain.

Thousands in France allowed to return home as Europe tackles wildfires and heatwave

Firefighters in the Gironde region of France said the situation had "stabilized", after a week of wildfires caused by a major heatwave across Europe.

On the front line of Europe's battle against wildfires

French firefighters have won out over a massive blaze, with almost 200,000 evacuees returning home. But Europe's climate-fueled wildfire season is far from over.

Wildfire threat eases across France despite heat alerts and storm warnings

France’s wildfire situation has shown signs of improvement on Monday, with thousands of residents and tourists preparing to return to evacuated areas in the south-west, even as firefighters remained on alert amid high temperatures, low humidity and a new risk of violent thunderstorms.

Wildfires still burning in France and Spain amid fears of more to come

Europe's warming climate intensifies fires in France and Spain, scorching forests and threatening more communities.

What's really causing Europe's wildfires

From Greece to France, Europe is burning. But what's the real reason for the historic blazes ripping through the continent and why are they getting harder to stop?

Europe's record-breaking heat sparks wildfires, drought in France, Greece and the UK

Europe's record-breaking hot and dry summer continues to take its toll on France and Greece, where firefighters fought to contain major blazes, while the UK recorded its driest July in nearly two centuries. Europe is Earth’s fastest-warming continent, heating at more than twice the global average since the 1980s, according to the European Union’s Copernicus climate service.