Wildfires force at least 200,000 Europeans to evacuate
Raging forest fires across Europe have forced at least 200,000 people to flee for safety.
Spain has declared the wildfires a national emergency, with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calling the disaster “a very difficult night” for thousands in a post on X.
The uncontained forest fires are concentrated in France and Spain, with some fires burning outside Madrid. The dangerous situation has forced authorities to evacuate thousands of people from their homes, with some even escaping via boat.
More than 110,000 people have been evacuated from the French region of Gironde, with another 31,000 evacuated from the French region of Landes. 60,000 people have been evacuated from Spain’s central Avila region, located west of Madrid.
The number of evacuations is expected to rise.
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