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Environment To be verifiedUpdated 28 Jul 2026, 15:04 UTC

Wildfires remain concentrated in southwestern France and central and eastern Spain, with Gironde, western Madrid, Ávila, Toledo and Castellón among the worst-affected areas.
At least 122,000 hectares have burned in Spain and France, while more than 320,000 people were evacuated and three firefighters died.
The European Union deployed aircraft, helicopters and firefighting teams from several countries, with additional German helicopters and Turkish aircraft expected for Spain.

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Environment To be verifiedUpdated 27 Jul 2026, 16:13 UTC

Firefighters in southwest France are contending with pyrocumulonimbus clouds while trying to control a forest fire in Gironde.
Jean-Baptiste Filippi said the fire-generated storms can create winds and lightning capable of spreading embers or starting new fires.
Filippi said France recorded brief pyrocumulonimbus activity near Landiras, south of Bordeaux, in 2022, but the phenomenon remains relatively new there.