France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins
Summary
Firefighters in France and Spain are working hard to control large wildfires before a new heatwave arrives this week. These fires have burned much more land this year than usual and are expected to continue until early November.Key Facts
- Spain’s largest wildfire on record has burned 50,000 hectares near Ávila, west of Madrid.
- Total land burned near Madrid reaches 70,000 hectares due to multiple fires.
- In southwest France, the Gironde wildfire has burned 42,000 hectares and threatens the Bordeaux area.
- About 220,000 people have been evacuated due to the Gironde fire.
- Wildfires in France have burned 116,000 hectares this year, far more than previous years.
- Spain reports 172,000 hectares burned in 2026, six times more than in 2025.
- Officials link the increase in wildfires and heatwaves to climate change effects.
- The EU is sending firefighting planes and helicopters to help control the fires and plans to propose new policies to adapt to climate change.
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