Nearly 40,000 Hectares Burned in France Since Start of 2026: Interior Minister
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Nearly 40,000 hectares have already disappeared in the flames in July. Summer 2026 could be the worst ever lived on the firefront in France. - Fires: with nearly 40,000 hectares already gone in smoke, France facing a record summer (Environment).
The area burned in mid-July 2026 is already well above the total of 2025.
Never before has such a large area in France been affected by wildfires around this time of year. According to the European monitor EFFIS, more than 42,000 hectares will have caught fire by mid-July 2026. That is more than in the whole of last year and also more than in the first six and a half months of the record year 2022.
More than 42,000 hectares burned in France between January and mid-July, surpassing the previous record of 2022. The areas burned in 2026 are already well above the total of 2025.
As a result of the heat and drought in France, almost 40,000 hectares of forests and vegetation have been burned since the beginning of the year.
Firefighters fought fire on several fronts on Monday, July 20th. Since the beginning of 2026, fires have already ravaged nearly 40,000 hectares in France. A higher figure than they did last year.
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