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France on high alert as heatwave fuels wildfire and pollution risks

The national weather authority has placed multiple departments on high heat alert, while officials warn of worsening air quality in several regions, including Marseille, Paris and parts of southern France.

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Winds and heat intensify wildfires in Spain’s León province

Residents of Carucedo and Yeres, in Spain’s León province, have been evacuated as wildfires advanced towards residential areas.

World News

New heatwave continues unabated in southern Europe

High alerts remain due to temperatures up to and above 40 degrees in parts of France, Spain and Portugal, with no end in sight until midweek.

World News

Wildfires rage across southern Europe amid record temperatures

France, Spain, Greece and Turkey are all battling wildfires as a new heatwave brings record temperatures surpassing 42 degrees Celsius.

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Europe in Motion

Which EU country was hit the hardest by wildfires in 2024?

Human behaviour drives the vast majority of wildfires in Europe, but climate change is what is making them more frequent and intense.

France

France on alert after containing worst wildfire in decades

Officials warn the fire could reignite amid a forecasted heatwave, with 1,000 people still unable to return home and over 1,300 homes without power.

Climate

Climate change drove ‘unprecedented’ wildfire in France, officials say

Hotspots across southern Europe have been scorched this summer, stoked by high temperatures and drought.

Health news

Five ways wildfires can hurt your health

Wildfire smoke appears to be more harmful than other types of air pollution when it comes to our health.

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France’s largest wildfire in decades burns 16,000 hectares in south

France’s most severe wildfire in decades continued to burn across the south on Thursday, having already scorched over 16,000 hectares and claimed one life.

Climate

Global heat record streak ends in July, but risks still rising

Extreme heat, deadly floods and widespread wildfires hit Europe in July, despite the end of a record-breaking global temperature streak.

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One dead as France battles largest wildfire of this summer in Aude

France’s largest wildfire this summer has killed one person and injured nine others as it spread across 13,000 hectares in Aude by Wednesday.

Europe News

At least one person killed in massive wildfire in southern France

A massive wildfire has left at least one person dead, while nine others have been reported injured. The blaze is France's largest wildfire so far this summer.

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Fresh wildfires force evacuations in northern Spain

A new wildfire outbreak was reported in Guxín, following a wave of forest fires that had already burned 515 hectares in A Coruña province since Saturday.

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Fires in northwest Spain destroy hundreds of hectares of forest

Firefighters and residents in Ponteceso, in Galicia’s A Coruña province, are battling multiple wildfires that have destroyed at least 500 hectares of forest since Saturday afternoon.

Climate

2025 wildfire emissions hit record highs across Europe, data reveals

Greece, Turkey, the UK, and Cyprus have already seen record wildfire emissions in 2025 as soaring temperatures and dry conditions fuel intense blazes.

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Over 200 hectares burned as residents evacuated in Galicia wildfire

A wildfire in A Cañiza, Pontevedra, has burned more than 200 hectares and a State 2 emergency remains in place, with residents evacuated and several villages under lockdown.

Climate

Spain on alert as multiple wildfires scorch thousands of hectares

Spain is battling three major wildfires with thousands of hectares burned and hundreds evacuated.

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Portugal battles major wildfires as heat and winds intensify risk

Portugal is battling multiple forest fires across its northern and central regions on Tuesday, as high temperatures and strong winds fuel dangerous conditions, civil protection authorities reported.

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Floods hit Romania as wildfires rage in Turkey and Albania

In Turkey, three volunteer firefighters were killed when their vehicle overturned near Bursa, and at least 17 people have died in fires since late June.

Cyprus

Extent of damage from Cyprus wildfires clearer, officials say

Mourning for an elderly couple who were killed as the gird operator works to restore electricity in affected areas.