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- France and Spain evacuated roughly 200,000 people as wildfires raged.
- President Emmanuel Macron ordered the army to assist firefighters near Bordeaux.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declared a national emergency after fires merged near Madrid.
- EU sent two Croatian Canadair planes, two Portuguese air-tractor aircraft to France, while Italy and Greece each sent two Canadair water-dumpers to Spain.
- Dozens of firefighters were injured in both countries, with no deaths.
