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Wildfires Evacuate 250k, Kill One, Spur Macron Response

7/26/2026

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France and Spain forced more than 250,000 evacuations as wildfires threatened Bordeaux and Madrid.
A 78-year-old man was found dead in Manises, the first civilian fatality, while fires burned about 98,000 hectares in France and 130,000 hectares in Spain.
President Emmanuel Macron deployed an A400M with 20 tonnes of retardant and sent 1,000 soldiers.
Organizers shortened the Tour de France’s final stage to 89 km in Paris to free security staff.

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France and Spain forced more than 250,000 evacuations as wildfires threatened Bordeaux and Madrid.
A 78-year-old man was found dead in Manises, the first civilian fatality, while fires burned about 98,000 hectares in France and 130,000 hectares in Spain.
President Emmanuel Macron deployed an A400M with 20 tonnes of retardant and sent 1,000 soldiers.
Organizers shortened the Tour de France’s final stage to 89 km in Paris to free security staff.