Thousands flee wildfires in France and Spain as temperatures reach extreme levels in southern Europe
Firefighters battle the blaze using a water truck near the village of Le Porge in south-western France. Photograph: Romain Perrocheau/AFP/GettyView image in fullscreenFirefighters battle the blaze using a water truck near the village of Le Porge in south-western France. The previous day, the Spanish cities of Albacete, Ávila and Teruel broke their July temperatures records with heat as high as 42C.A marine heatwave is affecting 80% of the Mediterranean Sea’s surface area, according to the Mediterranean Monitoring System.
- ▪Firefighters battle the blaze using a water truck near the village of Le Porge in south-western France.
- ▪Photograph: Romain Perrocheau/AFP/GettyView image in fullscreenFirefighters battle the blaze using a water truck near the village of Le Porge in south-western France.
- ▪The previous day, the Spanish cities of Albacete, Ávila and Teruel broke their July temperatures records with heat as high as 42C.A marine heatwave is affecting 80% of the Mediterranean Sea’s surface area, according to the Mediterranean Mon
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- ▪ Hundreds of Thousands Flee as Fires Rage in Spain and France — NYT > World News
- ▪ Fires Rage in Spain and France, Forcing Thousands to Flee — NYT — World
- ▪ Thousands flee wildfires in southern Europe — Phys.org
- ▪ Thousands forced to flee as deadly wildfires rage in parts of France, Italy and Spain — France 24 (EN)
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Firefighters battle the blaze using a water truck near the village of Le Porge in south-western France. Photograph: Romain Perrocheau/AFP/GettyView image in fullscreenFirefighters battle the blaze using a water truck near the village of Le Porge in south-western France. Photograph: Romain Perrocheau/AFP/GettyWildfiresThousands flee wildfires in France and Spain as temperatures reach extreme levels in southern EuropeSpain declares national emergency around Madrid, as marine heatwave sees some parts of Mediterranean Sea 5C hotter than normalJon Henley, Ajit Niranjan, and agenciesThu 23 Jul 2026 20.16 EDTFirst published on Thu 23 Jul 2026 07.46 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleBrutal heat torching southern Europe has forced about 30,000 people to flee wildfires in France and Spain as a…
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