Fires in Europe: latest developments
The fires have forced mass evacuations and destroyed thousands of hectares as officials warn drought and climate change are worsening the blazes.
- The European Union is deploying four specialised water-bombing planes to Spain and three to France on Friday, following urgent requests for assistance from both countries battling intensifying wildfires.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nunez reported 32 active wildfires in France, noting the country has surpassed 50,000 hectares burned since January 1, nearly three times the total from last year.
- Mass evacuations unfolded in France and Spain, with authorities ordering 40,000 people to flee the Cap Ferret peninsula and 19,000 residents in the Madrid region to evacuate or remain indoors as flames ravaged 6,000 hectares.
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez described the crisis as "dramatic," deploying "all available resources" to combat the blazes, which have completely destroyed around 50 homes across the region.
- WHO Europe chief Hans Henri P. Kluge warned that as climate change drives more frequent wildfires, smoke and hazardous pollutants pose significant long-term health risks to vulnerable populations far from fire zones.
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More and more people are being brought to safety from forest fires in France and Spain. Whole areas of the country are devastated by the flames, forces are in continuous use.
There are fires in several places in southern Europe. Pictures from France show the devastation.
Hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing fires in southern Europe. The airport in the French wine region of Bordeaux is closed and tens of thousands are evacuated as the fire approaches. Meanwhile, the fires in Madrid are described as the worst in history.
Europe has been hit by a massive drought: forest fires are raging, countries are imposing restrictions on water useThree heat waves have caused historically low soil moisture and water shortages. Tens of thousands of people evacuated in France and Spain due to forest fires.
Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Crisis Management, returns for "Liberation" on the device, created in 2001, which will allow France to count on a reinforcement of two Canadair, two aircraft and two helicopters to fight the devastating fires in Gironde and the Landes.
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