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Nearly 300,000 Evacuated as France, Spain Wildfires Rage

7/26/2026

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Massive wildfires in France and Spain have forced nearly 300,000 people to evacuate.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the Gironde blaze displaced over 220,000 residents, deploying 2,500 firefighters, 1,500 military and 1,200 police.
The fires have burned about 42,000 hectares, four times the size of Paris.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned “difficult hours lie ahead” after a fire outside Valencia killed one person while touring areas west of Madrid.

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Massive wildfires in France and Spain have forced nearly 300,000 people to evacuate.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the Gironde blaze displaced over 220,000 residents, deploying 2,500 firefighters, 1,500 military and 1,200 police.
The fires have burned about 42,000 hectares, four times the size of Paris.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned “difficult hours lie ahead” after a fire outside Valencia killed one person while touring areas west of Madrid.