Europe’s wildfire crisis shifts as some 200,000 French return but new blazes force thousands to flee
Summary
Firefighters in southwestern France have contained a large wildfire, allowing nearly 200,000 people to return home after one of the biggest evacuations in France’s peacetime history. However, new fires in southeastern France and Greece continue to force thousands of people to leave their homes.Key Facts
- About 198,000 people returned home in France’s Gironde region after a large wildfire was contained.
- The Gironde fire burned 420 square kilometers of forest, about four times the size of Paris.
- New wildfires in the Var region of southern France spread quickly, forcing more evacuations.
- In Greece, boat evacuations were needed for people fleeing wildfires near Athens.
- At its height, wildfires in France and Spain displaced around 330,000 people.
- Europe is warming faster than other continents, which increases the risk and spread of wildfires.
- Firefighters used controlled burns to remove vegetation and stop the spread of the fires.
- Some areas, like the Cap Ferret peninsula in France, remain evacuated due to risk of flare-ups.
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