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Many thousands flee burning France holiday haven by road and sea

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Famous as a summer getaway for the likes of actors Marion Cotillard and Jean Dujardin, the Cap Ferret peninsula in southwestern France has been emptied of its u...

More than 100,000 evacuated in France's fire-hit southwest: minister

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Around 110,000 people have been evacuated from areas threatened by wildfires in France's southwest that have scorched 14,000 hectares (35,000 acres), Interior M...

More than 140,000 evacuated in France's fire-hit southwest

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

More than 140,000 people have been evacuated as vast wildfires tear through France's southwest, the country's interior ministry said Friday.

166,000 evacuated as wildfires spin out of control in France, Spain

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Over 166,000 people were evacuated in France and Spain as unprecedented forest fires raged near Madrid and Bordeaux, a French city flanked by tourist havens and...

Fires in Europe: latest developments

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in southern Europe:

Madrid wildfire leaves residents reeling after frantic evacuations

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Ecologio Cabrera, 86, struggled to comprehend the speed of the wildfire that forced him to flee his village west of the Spanish capital.

Tunisia records 900 fires in 72-hour window during scorching heatwave

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

At least 900 fires broke out in Tunisia over a 72-hour period, a senior official told AFP on Friday, as the country grapples with an intense heatwave.

Fires in Europe: latest developments

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Here are the main events related to the fires raging in Europe.

In Senegal, a feverish ancestral hunt beckons the rain

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Against a frenzy of drums, chanting and gunfire, a few hundred Serer men parade about in a trance-like state, brandishing the day's hunt -- jackals, monitor liz...

Fires in Europe: latest developments

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Here are the main events related to the fires raging in Europe.

Thousands flee wildfires in southern Europe

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Luggage-clad 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 par...

Some 40,000 people evacuated due to wildfire in southwest France: minister

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Some 40,000 people have been evacuated from a popular tourist destination in southwest France due to a wildfire that has already ravaged more than 10,000 hectar...

19,000 people evacuated or confined due to Madrid wildfires: official

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

At least 19,000 people in the Madrid region have been evacuated or ordered to remain indoors due to wildfires that have become the worst in the region's history...

19,000 people evacuated or confined due to Madrid wildfires: official

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

At least 19,000 people in the Madrid region have been evacuated or ordered to remain indoors due to wildfires that have become the worst in the region's history...

Thousands flee wildfires in France, Spain

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Luggage-laden residents and tourists fled a French peninsula by boat and the smell of smoke drifted into parts of Madrid on Friday as wildfires swept France and...

Hundreds flee French peninsula by boat to escape wildfire

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Hundreds of people fled by boat from a peninsula in western France on Friday, as authorities ordered it evacuated in the face of a rapidly advancing wildfire.

Fires in Europe: latest developments

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in southern Europe on Friday:

Coal-fired power generation rising globally on Mideast war: IEA

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Coal-fired power generation is set to increase in 2026, driven by supply difficulties and soaring natural gas prices linked to the war in the Middle East, the I...

France evacuates thousands of tourists as fire rages in pine forest

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Smoke rose from crackling pine trees Thursday as a wildfire gained ground on the coast of southwestern France, forcing more than 10,000 tourists to evacuate cam...

Hundreds hospitalised in Japan heatwave 'disaster'

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

More than 450 people received hospital treatment for heat-related issues in a single day in Tokyo -- the highest number since records began 16 years ago, emerge...