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Macron Warns France Faces 'Unprecedented' Wildfire, Difficult Weeks Ahead
Military crews joined firefighters as the blazes burned 42,000 hectares in Gironde and forced more than 63,000 evacuations near Madrid, officials said.
- French President Emmanuel Macron described the current crisis as the "most severe" since World War II, as ferocious wildfires engulf France and Spain. More than 250,000 people have been evacuated in France, while over 90,000 have fled in Spain.
- National weather agencies warned a heatwave bringing temperatures as high as 42 degrees Celsius later this week will hinder firefighting efforts and increase wildfire risk. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez cited the "climate emergency" for exponentially intensifying blazes.
- In Spain, the province of Avila has burned more than 50,000 hectares, making it the largest fire in the country's history. Authorities suspended agricultural machinery use in hard-hit regions, while forests in southwest France remain under "black alert."
- Firefighters in Spain's Castellon province face additional risks from unexploded civil war ordnance, while more than 90 firefighters have been injured in France's Gironde region. These hazards complicate containment efforts near populated areas including Bordeaux.
- Dangerous air pollutants in Bordeaux have spiked well above safe levels, creating health risks for millions. French Minister for Ecological Transition Monique Barbut warned the environmental toll will be "catastrophic by the end of the summer.
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‘Doing their best to survive’: Inside Bordeaux’s wildfire refugee centre
As fires burn out of control and temperatures threaten to hit 39 degrees, thousands have sought shelter as part of the biggest evacuation of its kind in France since World War II.
·North Sydney, Australia
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President Emmanuel Macron reported that the emergency teams are fighting the megafire in Gironda and a focus on the Var, in a summer season that records historical figures of 116,000 hectares burned.
·Caracas, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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Kampen mot Frankrikes största skogsbrand på över 70 år fortsätter. Samtidigt riktas blickarna mot skogen själv – och frågan om hur den egentligen borde se ut iett varmare klimat.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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The forest fires in France and Spain ravage thousands of hectares and have caused the evacuation of more than 300,000 people.
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