World·2026-07-27T15:59:27+00:00
serious European wildfires in maps - and how they're being tackled
The fires near Bordeaux are in an area popular with tourists The Gironde fires have torn through 162 sq miles in less than four days Additional reporting by Elizabeth Rizzini and Helen Willetts. To combat them, French firefighters have been using planes loaded with fire retardant, as well as planes like the Canadair, which can scoop 6,000 litres of water from lakes or the sea in 12 seconds and drop it directly on the fires. In France, the worst affected area is Gironde, around the city of Bordeaux, where more than 200,000 people have been forced from their homes.
BBC World
World·2026-07-27T04:48:05+00:00
Firefighters battle wildfires in Spain’s eastern Castellon province
Wildfires in Spain’s Castellon region have burnt more than 4,300 hectares and forced 15,000 residents to evacuate.
Al Jazeera
World·2026-07-27T11:32:00+00:00
Wildfires in southwest Europe: What we know so far
About 220,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in France, about 75,000 people in Spain, and around 30,000 others there ordered to shelter in place, according to authorities. Wildfires are rampaging through vast areas of land in southwestern Europe, forcing France and Spain to evacuate more than 325,000 people from their homes. On Sunday, France’s Interior Minister, Laurent Nunez, said about “115,000 hectares (284,171 acres) have burned in wildfires in France since the start of the year”.
Al Jazeera · NPR World
