Spain declares emergency as wildfires force thousands of evacuations
Spain declares emergency as wildfires force thousands of evacuationsSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished Jul 24, 2026, 05:18 PMUpdated Jul 24, 2026, 05:18 PMSet as preferred sourceNAVALUENGA, Spain/LEGE-CAP-FERRET, France, July 24 - Spain declared a…
- ▪Spain declares emergency as wildfires force thousands of evacuationsSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished Jul 24, 2026, 05:18 PMUpdated Jul 24, 2026, 05:18 PMSet as preferred sourceNAVALUENGA, Spain/LEGE-CAP-FER
15 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 8 hours. Coverage spans 4 points on the political spectrum — 3 lean left, 7 centre, 1 lean right, 2 right.
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- ▪ Wildfires force 80,000 evacuations in France and Spain as EU sends reinforcements — Fortune
- ▪ Spain declares emergency as fires force thousands of evacuations in France — New York Post
- ▪ Tens of thousands flee fires in France, blazes merge outside Madrid - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ Wildfires force thousands of evacuations in France, Spain declares emergency — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ Wildfires near Madrid and in southwestern France force over 80,000 to evacuate — The Washington Times
- ▪ Spain declares emergency as fires force thousands of evacuations in France — Korea Times
- ▪ Spain, France wildfires force tens of thousands to evacuate — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Spain invokes first wildfire emergency as fires rage across Europe; over 10,000 evacuated — Times of India — Top
- ▪ Spain declares national emergency as wildfires near Madrid, Avila force thousands to evacuate — The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
- ▪ Spain declares national emergency over wildfires near Madrid and in Avila — Channel NewsAsia
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| Canonical URL | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/spain-declares-emergency-as-wildfires-force-thousands-of-evacuations |
| Publication time | Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:18:17 +0800 |
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Spain declares emergency as wildfires force thousands of evacuationsSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished Jul 24, 2026, 05:18 PMUpdated Jul 24, 2026, 05:18 PMSet as preferred sourceNAVALUENGA, Spain/LEGE-CAP-FERRET, France, July 24 - Spain declared a national emergency over wildfires for the first time on Friday and France asked for help from the European Union to tackle a blaze on the Atlantic coast as searing heat fuelled fires across Europe and forced tens of thousands of evacuations.French authorities ordered the total evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula, a tourism hotspot, due to a large wildfire.
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