Spain declares emergency as fires force thousands of evacuations in France
A photograph taken on July 23, 2026 shows smoke rising behind houses in a residential area during a wildfire near Lege-Cap-Ferret, southwestern France. The fire raging in the northern part of the Arcachon Basin in Gironde, southwest France, has swept through more than 3,400 hectares, according to the latest figures released by the prefecture. More than 20,000 residents and tourists have been evacuated from this part already devastated by flames in 2022.
- ▪A photograph taken on July 23, 2026 shows smoke rising behind houses in a residential area during a wildfire near Lege-Cap-Ferret, southwestern France.
- ▪The fire raging in the northern part of the Arcachon Basin in Gironde, southwest France, has swept through more than 3,400 hectares, according to the latest figures released by the prefecture.
- ▪More than 20,000 residents and tourists have been evacuated from this part already devastated by flames in 2022.
11 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 5 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 3 lean left, 5 centre, 1 lean right.
- ▪ Spain declares emergency as fires force thousands of evacuations in France - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ Wildfires force thousands of evacuations in France, Spain declares emergency — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ Spain, France wildfires force tens of thousands to evacuate — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Spain invokes first wildfire emergency as fires rage across Europe; over 10,000 evacuated — Times of India — Top
- ▪ Spain declares wildfire emergency, 10,000 evacuated near Madrid — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ Spain declares national emergency as wildfires near Madrid, Avila force thousands to evacuate — The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
- ▪ Spain declares emergency as wildfires force thousands of evacuations — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Spain declares national emergency over wildfires near Madrid and in Avila — Channel NewsAsia
- ▪ Spain declares an emergency after wildfires force evacuations of 10,000 people — ABC News — International
- ▪ Spain declares national emergency over wildfires near Madrid and in Avila — The Hindu — Top
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A photograph taken on July 23, 2026 shows smoke rising behind houses in a residential area during a wildfire near Lege-Cap-Ferret, southwestern France. The fire raging in the northern part of the Arcachon Basin in Gironde, southwest France, has swept through more than 3,400 hectares, according to the latest figures released by the prefecture. More than 20,000 residents and tourists have been evacuated from this part already devastated by flames in 2022. YonhapNAVALUENGA, 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.French authorities…
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