{"id":5547,"date":"2026-07-27T07:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T07:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=5547"},"modified":"2026-07-27T07:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T07:07:11","slug":"wildfires-in-spain-and-france-force-nearly-three-lakh-to-evacuate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=5547","title":{"rendered":"Wildfires in Spain and France force nearly three lakh to evacuate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132654206,imgsize-61120,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/france-wildfires.jpg\" alt=\"Wildfires in Spain and France force nearly three lakh to evacuate\" title=\"A firefighter next to burning trees as a wildfire rages near Marcheprime, outside Bordeaux, France, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Emma Da Silva)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A firefighter next to burning trees as a wildfire rages near Marcheprime, outside Bordeaux, France, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Emma Da Silva)\">A firefighter next to burning trees as a wildfire rages near Marcheprime, outside Bordeaux, France, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Emma Da Silva)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wildfires across France and Spain forced nearly three lakh people to flee their homes, as firefighters struggled to control flames heading towards the French city of Bordeaux on Sunday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>France 24 reported that roughly 2,20,000 people have been evacuated across France, and over 75 thousand in Spain.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>&#8220;We have a fire that is not under control and which is moving in the direction of the city area&#8221;, said French interior minister Laurent Nunez on Sunday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>&#8220;The overall situation is very unfavourable; we are in a situation that is unprecedented&#8221;, he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>According to Bordeaux Mayor Thomas Cazenave, the main fire front is nearly 15 kilometres from the city&#8217;s periphery, whose greater metropolitan area houses a population of approximately 8,50,000.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Meanwhile, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited Avila province, where the largest wildfire in Spain&#8217;s recent history has destroyed more than 50,000 hectares of land.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Additionally, France 24 reported flames blazing 4,300 hectares in eastern Spain&#8217;s Castellon province, spreading into the Sierra de Espadan natural park.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>PM Sanchez revealed that since January, wildfires have destroyed more than 150,000 hectares across Spain. Reportedly six times higher compared to last year.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/european-union\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Union<\/a> members have stepped in to help Spain under the EU\u2019s civil protection mechanism. Portugal has deployed over 100 specially equipped military personnel, while Greece and Italy have dispatched two Canadair firefighting aircraft each.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The Spanish PM, on the other hand, has announced to declare a civil protection emergency on Tuesday for the impacted central provinces, releasing recovery funds to assist affected communities.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/europe\/wildfires-in-spain-and-france-force-nearly-three-lakh-to-evacuate\/articleshow\/132654154.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A firefighter next to burning trees as a wildfire rages near Marcheprime, outside Bordeaux, France, Sunday, July 26, 2026. 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