Hundreds of thousands flee wildfires in France and Spain
Wildfires near France’s Bordeaux and more in a Spanish region west of Madrid have resulted in the evacuation of nearly 330,000 people over the weekend, as Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declared his country was suffering from the effects of the climate crisis. “The entire Iberian peninsula is suffering the effects of the climate emergency in a very specific way,” said Sánchez, citing a...
Wildfires Force 300,000 to Flee in Europe
- Live: Thousands forced to flee as deadly wildfires rage in parts of France, Italy and Spain France 24 —
- France orders total evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as wildfire spreads The Guardian —
- Wildfires force thousands of evacuations in France, Spain declares emergency The Globe and Mail —
- Over 80,000 people evacuated from homes after wildfires hit France and Spain Chronicle Live —
- Wildfires in France and Spain Drive Tens of Thousands From Their Homes The New York Times —