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France and Spain evacuate over 200,000 people as record wildfires rage

More than 200,000 residents and tourists were forced to leave their homes as unprecedented forest fires swept southwestern France and central Spain in late July 2026. In France, the blaze around Bordeaux, especially in the Gironde and Landes departments, burned tens of thousands of hectares, prompting the evacuation of around 160,000 people. The Cap Ferret peninsula was cleared by boat, and the French government deployed up to 1,000 soldiers, additional firefighting aircraft and a specially equipped A400M transport plane, while supplying 1.5 million FFP2 masks to protect crews and locals.

In Spain, wildfires near Madrid and Ávila killed the country’s worst fire season record, spreading over 25,000 ha and leading to a national emergency declaration. About 60,000 people were evacuated from villages and campsites in the Madrid‑Ávila region, with EU‑sent aircraft joining Spanish crews. President Emmanuel Macron asked for EU civil‑protection assistance, and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez pledged all resources.

Both governments emphasized that no fatalities have been confirmed, but the scale of property damage and smoke‑related health risks remains severe.

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