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Wildfires Force Huge Exodus in France and Spain
Authorities said more than 300,000 people have fled homes and holiday sites as fires destroyed houses and killed firefighters.
- Wildfires across France and Spain have forced more than 300,000 people to flee their homes and holiday accommodations in one of the largest peacetime civilian evacuations ever carried out.
- Successive heatwaves since May created tinderbox conditions that fueled the rapid advance of flames across both countries. Interior Minister Laurent called the nearly 98,000 hectares burned in France a 'historic record'.
- France deployed 1,500 soldiers near Bordeaux on Saturday, and an A400M military transport aircraft joined the firefighting fleet, releasing up to 20 tonnes of fire retardant to battle the erratic blaze.
- One person was killed in eastern Spain, while in Gironde, 40-year-old resident Matthieu Plessis returned to find his house reduced to smouldering ruins—one of at least 100 buildings destroyed by the infernos.
- Scientists warn that extreme weather emergencies are becoming more frequent and extreme as Europe remains the fastest-warming continent due to climate change, posing ongoing risks for regions like Madrid and Bordeaux.
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'Difficult night' as France, Spain fires intensify again
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 across both countries fled and authorities warned of a "difficult night" ahead.
·Madison, United States
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In both countries, the fires are still not under control. Spanish firefighters are battling the wind, while the French authorities a...
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