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More than 250,000 have fled wildfires in France and Spain: authorities
Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)
Out-of-control wildfires raging in France and Spain have forced the evacuation of more than 250,000 people in total, authorities in both countries said on Satur...
Thousands sheltered in Bordeaux as France wildfires trigger exodus
Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)
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 flee...
As wildfires grip France and Spain, what are the risks from the smoke?
Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)
What dangers does smoke from wildfires pose? Who is most at risk? Here are some answers to health questions often asked, especially now with the fires in France...
Fires in Europe: latest developments
Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)
Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in Spain and France on Saturday:
Devastating wildfires send 267,000 fleeing in France and Spain
Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)
Unchecked wildfires raging Saturday in France's southwest and near Spain's capital Madrid have forced 267,000 people to flee and prompted Paris to deploy its mi...
Devastating wildfires send 267,000 fleeing in France and Spain
Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)
Unchecked wildfires raging Saturday in France's southwest and near Spain's capital Madrid have forced 267,000 people to flee and prompted Paris to deploy its mi...
Wildfires send nearly 260,000 fleeing in France and Spain
Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)
Unchecked wildfires raging Saturday in France's southwest and near Spain's capital Madrid have forced nearly 260,000 people to flee and prompted Paris to deploy...
'Difficult night' as France, Spain fires intensify again
Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)
Powerful wildfires that have whipped up whirlwinds were scorching parts of France Saturday, with Spain also battling an inferno as more than 300,000 people acro...
Paris sends 100 firefighters to battle southwest fires
Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)
Around 100 Paris firefighters were being deployed Saturday to southwest France to help battle raging wildfires, the head of the Paris Fire Brigade told AFP.
Meta quits clean energy pledge amid gas-powered data center push
Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)
Meta has abandoned a global pledge by leading companies to source all of their electricity from renewable sources, the social media giant confirmed Friday.
Fires in Europe: latest developments
Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)
Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in western Europe on Saturday:
Wildfires send nearly 260,000 fleeing in France and Spain
Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)
Unchecked wildfires raging Saturday in France's southwest and near Spain's capital Madrid have forced nearly 260,000 people to flee and prompted Paris to deploy...
More than 160,000 flee out-of-control wildfires in France, Spain
Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)
France and Spain evacuated more than 160,000 people as unprecedented forest fires ravaged areas on Saturday near Madrid and Bordeaux, a French city flanked by t...
Thousands flee wildfires in southern Europe
Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)
Luggage-clad residents and tourists fled a French peninsula by boat and the smell of smoke drifted into parts of Madrid on Friday as wildfires swept through par...
166,000 evacuated as wildfires spin out of control in France, Spain
Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)
Over 166,000 people were evacuated in France and Spain as unprecedented forest fires raged near Madrid and Bordeaux, a French city flanked by tourist havens an...
Fires in Europe: latest developments
Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)
Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in southern Europe on Friday:
Over 100,000 flee or hole up indoors as wildfires rage in France and Spain
Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)
French and Spanish authorities Friday ordered some of the largest evacuations ever as out-of-control forest fires raged near Madrid and an upscale touristy regi...
Fires in Europe: latest developments
Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)
Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in southern Europe:
Madrid wildfire leaves residents reeling after frantic evacuations
Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)
Ecologio Cabrera, 86, struggled to comprehend the speed of the wildfire that forced him to flee his village west of the Spanish capital.
Fires in Europe: latest developments
Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)
The main events Friday in wildfires raging in southern Europe.
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