Tens of thousands flee forest wildfires in France and Spain
Firefighters work to extinguish flames during a wildfire in Lege-Cap-Ferret in the Gironde department, amongst worsening drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, July 24, 2026. STEPHANE MAHE / REUTERS Authorities ordered new mass evacuations Friday, July 24 – with some tourists escaping on boats – as wildfires raced through forests in southwest France and central Spain, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee or hole up indoors. Spain and France called in European Union help as flames whipped up by strong winds and boosted by drought tore through tinder-dry forests.
- ▪Firefighters work to extinguish flames during a wildfire in Lege-Cap-Ferret in the Gironde department, amongst worsening drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, July 24, 2026.
- ▪STEPHANE MAHE / REUTERS Authorities ordered new mass evacuations Friday, July 24 – with some tourists escaping on boats – as wildfires raced through forests in southwest France and central Spain, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee
- ▪Spain and France called in European Union help as flames whipped up by strong winds and boosted by drought tore through tinder-dry forests.
20 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 days. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 5 lean left, 13 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Spain and France wildfires force more than 300,000 to flee as Macron calls crisis meeting — CNBC — Top
- ▪ Massive Wildfires Race Toward Bordeaux as Tens of Thousands Flee | VIDEOS — Times Now
- ▪ Wildfires in France force 250,000 people from their homes as flames advance toward Bordeaux — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ Wildfires displace more than 250,000 in France, threaten famed wine region — Fox News
- ▪ Watch: Wildfires rage across France, Spain as thousands flee, national emergency declared — Times of India — Top
- ▪ Photos: Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ Thousands crowd shelters as wildfires force exodus in France, Spain — Phys.org
- ▪ Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes, creep toward wine city — The Seattle Times
- ▪ Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes and creep toward wine city of Bordeaux — ABC News — International
- ▪ Hundreds of Thousands Flee Fires in France and Spain as Help Pours In — NYT > Top Stories
- ▪ Devastating wildfires send 267,000 fleeing in France and Spain — Channel NewsAsia
- ▪ Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as more than 200,000 people flee flames in France, Spain — Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News
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Firefighters work to extinguish flames during a wildfire in Lege-Cap-Ferret in the Gironde department, amongst worsening drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, July 24, 2026. STEPHANE MAHE / REUTERS Authorities ordered new mass evacuations Friday, July 24 – with some tourists escaping on boats – as wildfires raced through forests in southwest France and central Spain, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee or hole up indoors. Spain and France called in European Union help as flames whipped up by strong winds and boosted by drought tore through tinder-dry forests. Some 44,000 people left the up-market Cap Ferret peninsula south of Bordeaux on France's Atlantic coast, whose only road out was threatened by flames.
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