Evacuations Triggered by Fires in France and Spain
Wildfires in Spain and France have led to the evacuation of around 260,000 people, with one fatality reported in a fire near Valencia, Spain. In France, the fires forced approximately 200,000 individuals to leave their homes; this has been described as the largest evacuations in the country during peacetime. The military was mobilized to assist, with 1,500 soldiers deployed and an A400M aircraft used for the first time. In Spain, the fires burned across 25,000 hectares west of Madrid, and approximately 60,000 people have been evacuated so far.
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