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Wildfire engulfs 500-sq-km, 330,000 evacuated, aid arrives

7/27/2026

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Interior minister Laurent Nunez said the wildfire stopped growing after burning an area four times Paris and displacing 220,000 people.
Dozen countries sent aircraft, helicopters and firefighters to aid France and Spain, where fires have forced 330,000 evacuations.
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the 500-sq-km Ávila blaze shows a climate emergency as a heat wave could push temperatures above 40 °C, raising fire danger.

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Interior minister Laurent Nunez said the wildfire stopped growing after burning an area four times Paris and displacing 220,000 people.
Dozen countries sent aircraft, helicopters and firefighters to aid France and Spain, where fires have forced 330,000 evacuations.
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the 500-sq-km Ávila blaze shows a climate emergency as a heat wave could push temperatures above 40 °C, raising fire danger.