France orders one of its largest peacetime evacuations since WWII, while Spain reports a surge in major fires
Over 300,000 displaced as wildfires rage in France and Spain
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More than 300,000 people have been displaced in France and Spain as wildfires rage across both countries, according to authorities. In France, over 250,000 people were ordered to evacuate in one region alone, in what officials described as one of the largest peacetime civilian evacuation operations since World War II. Spain's environment ministry reported 32 major forest fires so far this year, compared to seven over the same period in 2025.
Soldiers have been deployed to support firefighting crews, and other European countries have sent water-dropping planes, helicopters, and firefighters. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned that 'difficult hours lie ahead' in the battle to contain the fires. Scientists say climate breakdown is triggering more frequent and extreme weather events, with Europe heating at about twice the global average rate.
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Europe wildfires: ‘Difficult hours lie ahead’ in battle to contain fires, says Pedro Sánchez as more than 300,000 flee homes in France and Spain.
reliability moderate2/4 sourcesSpain's environment ministry has said that 32 major forest fires have been recorded so far this year, compared with seven over the same period in 2025.
reliability low1/3 sourcesFires 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 As my colleagues note in this story, scientists say climate breakdown is triggering more frequent and more extreme weather events, evaporating soils and waterways, fuelling wildfires and leading to thousands of excess deaths.
reliability low1/3 sourcesEurope is heating at about twice the global average rate.
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The evacuation operation now ranks among the biggest seen since World War II, authorities said, with more than 250,000 people ordered out of the danger zone in one region alone.
according to CBS News — LatestSoldiers have been called in to reinforce fire crews' exhausting round-the-clock efforts and other European countries have sent water-dropping planes, helicopters and firefighters.
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