The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Scottish Government holds response meeting after Cairngorms wildfire evacuation

Residents around Nethy Bridge were moved to safety as a precaution.

Evening Standard · Jul 25

Macron calls for EU reinforcements as France battles spreading wildfires

President Emmanuel Macron has requested assistance from aircraft and helicopters through the European Union's civil protection mechanism as wildfires intensify across France, while authorities have ordered the evacuation of towns near the southwestern city of Bordeaux on Saturday "as a precaution."

Radio France Internationale · Jul 24

Twenty firefighters hospitalised after tackling inferno at Essex industrial estate

Rick Hylton, chief fire officer at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, said multiple fire engines were destroyed in the response and 20 firefighters had to attend hospital

Evening Standard · Jul 24

Scientists decry Trump’s ‘blame game’ after he claims Canada ‘poisoning’ US air

Trump told Mark Carney ‘you got to stop these fires from coming in’ as experts say wildfires symptom of climate crisis

The Guardian - US · Jul 24

Cap Ferret wildfire: Get out in 30 minutes, Brits told as 'monster' blaze rages in French holiday hotspot

‘It was like every good film that we've ever seen of what the end of the day is like,’ says Gloucester headmaster David Morton

Evening Standard · Jul 24

More than 200,000 people flee or lock down as wildfires sweep France and Spain

‘Highly unpredictable’ blaze forces evacuation of Cap Ferret on French coast and Spain declares national emergency

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24

Thousands flee wildfires in southern Europe

LEGE-CAP-FERRET, France - Luggage-toting residents and tourists fled a French peninsula by boat and the smell of smoke drifted into parts of Madrid on Friday as wildfires swept through parts of western Europe, triggering states of emergencies and calls for EU help.

Bangkok Post · Jul 24

Weather tracker: More than 900 wildfires rage across Canada

Fires remain out of control in Northwest Territories and Ontario, while Argentina endures record night-time heat

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24

🔴 Live: More than 100,000 evacuated in France's fire-hit southwest, PM Lecornu calls crisis meeting

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France 24 · Jul 24

Spain declares national emergency over wildfires

MADRID — The ⁠Spanish government ⁠on Thursday night declared ​a national emergency after a series of wildfires threatened communities near Madrid ​and in the neighbouring province of ‌Avila, forcing more than 10,000 people to evacuate as firefighters struggled to contain the blazes.

Bangkok Post · Jul 24