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Spain Declares Wildfire Emergency, Evacuates 75,000 Amid 295,000 Displacements

7/26/2026

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Wildfires in France and Spain have forced evacuations of roughly 295,000 people.
Spain moved 75,000 residents and placed 30,000 in shelters.
Prime Minister Sánchez said a civil-protection emergency will be declared on July 28, unlocking funds and prompting aid from Greece, Italy, Portugal and Turkey.
Spain has burned 150,000 ha since January, six times the 2025 total, and July temperatures in Bordeaux and Ávila averaged 32 °C, 6 °C above the 1961-1990 norm.

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Wildfires in France and Spain have forced evacuations of roughly 295,000 people.
Spain moved 75,000 residents and placed 30,000 in shelters.
Prime Minister Sánchez said a civil-protection emergency will be declared on July 28, unlocking funds and prompting aid from Greece, Italy, Portugal and Turkey.
Spain has burned 150,000 ha since January, six times the 2025 total, and July temperatures in Bordeaux and Ávila averaged 32 °C, 6 °C above the 1961-1990 norm.