Europe wildfires: ‘Difficult hours lie ahead’ in battle to contain fires, says Pedro Sánchez as more than 300,000 flee homes in France and Spain – as it happened
Nicolas Braz.Spanish authorities meanwhile ordered new evacuations near Toledo, south-west of Madrid.Share
- ▪Nicolas Braz.Spanish authorities meanwhile ordered new evacuations near Toledo, south-west of Madrid.Share
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- ▪ Wildfire forces more than 220,000 to evacuate in France, destroys over 200 homes — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes and creep toward wine city of Bordeaux - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Wildfire forces another 55,000 people to evacuate in southwest France — https://www.airdriecityview.com/rss
- ▪ France and Spain fires force more than 200,000 to flee homes — NPR Topics: News
- ▪ Over 250,000 people forced to flee homes as France and Spain battle raging wildfires — New York Post
- ▪ Fires claim lives in France and Spain, forcing 250,000 people to flee their homes — ABC News (Australia)
- ▪ Wildfires send nearly 260,000 fleeing in France and Spain — NZ Herald
- ▪ More than 250,000 displaced in Eastern Europe as Spain and France continue to battle wildfires — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ More than 300,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain — BBC News
- ▪ 200,000 people flee their homes in France as wildfires continue — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ More than 250,000 people flee their homes in France and Spain as wildfires burn — The Washington Times
- ▪ More than 250,000 people flee their homes in France and Spain as wildfires burn — Global News
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2m ago01.49 EDTOpening summaryHello and welcome back to our rolling coverage of the wildfires spreading through parts of Spain and France.Thousands crowded into emergency shelters in France and Spain on Sunday after wildfires drove more than 300,000 people to flee their homes and holiday accommodation.The blazes have destroyed houses, displaced people on a massive scale and triggered one of the largest peacetime civilian evacuation operations ever carried out in France, with major fires still burning in both countries.One person was killed in eastern Spain and fresh evacuations were ordered around the French city of Bordeaux and the Spanish capital Madrid as authorities warned of another difficult night.Families slept on camp beds in exhibition halls and gymnasiums after fleeing walls of…
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