Tens of thousands flee fires in France, blazes merge outside Madrid
More than 220,000 people have been displaced as crews battle fast-moving blazes fueled by extreme heat and wind, officials said.
- Huge forest fires across southwestern France and central Spain have displaced more than 220,000 people, prompting the French military to assist and the Spanish government to declare a national emergency.
- Residents and tourists fled early Friday as authorities in Lege-Cap-Ferret issued emergency evacuation alerts due to fires fueled by intense heat and drought conditions.
- Londoner Zac Morrison and other tourists evacuated the peninsula 40 miles south-west of Bordeaux with only 15 minutes of notice, as flames reached six stories high.
- France's minister for international partnerships Éléonore Caroit described the fires as a "tragedy" on Saturday while urging tourists not to cancel travel plans, noting many areas remain unaffected.
- Madrid's regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso termed the local blaze the "worst fire in the history of the region," with the area facing a "perfect storm" of high temperatures and relentless wind.
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Madrid authorities called it “the worst in history” in their region, the European Union sent rescue aid
Europe Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations As Spain Declares National Emergency (Worthy News In-Depth)
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief MADRID/BORDEAUX (Worthy News) – Tens of thousands of people fled by road and boat as devastating wildfires swept across parts of Spain and southwestern France on Friday, fueled by an intense heatwave, powerful winds, and tinder-dry conditions. Spain declared its first-ever national emergency over a wildfire after two major blazes merged west of Madrid and a third threatened to join them, overwhel…
The megafires in southwestern France and in the Madrid region of Spain, which are still raging on Saturday, led to the evacuation of nearly 260,000 people.
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