Wildfires force thousands of evacuations in France, Spain declares emergency
Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent, with temperatures increasing twice as quickly as the global average since the 1980s, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Scientists warn that climate change is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness, making the region more vulnerable to wildfires. Another large fire in the central province of Ávila prompted national authorities to step in.“All around the town was smoke and fire, I was scared.
- ▪Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent, with temperatures increasing twice as quickly as the global average since the 1980s, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
- ▪Scientists warn that climate change is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness, making the region more vulnerable to wildfires.
- ▪Another large fire in the central province of Ávila prompted national authorities to step in.“All around the town was smoke and fire, I was scared.
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- ▪ Spain declares emergency as fires force thousands of evacuations in France - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ Spain declares emergency as fires force thousands of evacuations in France — Korea Times
- ▪ 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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Open this photo in gallery:A view of a wildfire spreading over the Burgohondo mountains, in Avila, Spain, Thursday.Ana Beltran/ReutersShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountSpain’s government declared a national emergency Friday after wildfires forced the evacuation of some 20,000 people from villages near Madrid, while in southern France more than 60,000 residents fled their homes, including by boat, to escape two major blazes.“We are experiencing a dramatic situation, not just in several Spanish regions but also in neighbouring countries,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wrote on X.“My solidarity with all the people who have been affected and been forced to leave their homes.”Authorities in southwestern France ordered more mass evacuations…
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