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Wildfires Evacuate 330,000, Kill 15 Across France, Spain

7/30/2026

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More than 330,000 people have been evacuated from France, Spain and Portugal as wildfires rage.
The blazes have killed 15 people and burned nearly half a million acres.
Spain opened 78 cross-shelters while fires damaged vineyards near Bordeaux and Valencia’s tourism and manufacturing.
UN climate chief Simon Stiell warned that fossil-fuel heating shortens lives, costing 1.5 million people a year in lost life expectancy.

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More than 330,000 people have been evacuated from France, Spain and Portugal as wildfires rage.
The blazes have killed 15 people and burned nearly half a million acres.
Spain opened 78 cross-shelters while fires damaged vineyards near Bordeaux and Valencia’s tourism and manufacturing.
UN climate chief Simon Stiell warned that fossil-fuel heating shortens lives, costing 1.5 million people a year in lost life expectancy.