Spain wildfires
Spain's Aragon sends 'largest deployment' against wildfire
Spain’s Aragon region deploys its largest firefighting effort as a wildfire threatens historic monasteries, while French firefighters arrive. Evacuations continue, and extreme heat and climate change worsen wildfire conditions nationwide.
August 16, 2026
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Helicopters collide in Greece as fires spread
Nearly 500 firefighters were battling blazes around the popular coastal village of Porto Germeno, 70 kilometres northwest of Athens; they were attempting to keep the fire from approaching the western outskirts of Athens after it scaled a mountain overnight.
August 2, 2026
'Difficult night' as France, Spain fires intensify again
Powerful wildfires that have whipped up whirlwinds were scorching parts of France Saturday, with Spain also battling an inferno as more than 300,000 people across both countries fled and authorities warned of a "difficult night" ahead.
July 26, 2026
Devastating wildfires send 267,000 fleeing in France and Spain
A thick black ash coats the roof terraces of houses in the north of the center of Madrid, an AFP journalist says, with residents forced to keep their windows closed by the smell of throat-irritating smoke.
July 25, 2026
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Eleven dead, 19 missing as Spain wildfire roars through village
Authorities say many of the victims may be foreign tourists visiting Bedar, a small village in Los Gallardos district, but that they were still confirming their identities.
July 10, 2026