Wildfires are burning across Bordeaux, Madrid, and Valencia, prompting evacuations and a crisis meeting called by Emmanuel Macron.
18 reports, 3 independent
Updated Jul 27
Gone quiet
Reached 17 outlets in its first 24 hours
- Reports
- 18
- Developments
- 5
- Repetition
- 89%
New informationRepeats or wire copies
AI-generated analysis. Brind wrote this summary from the reports listed below. It can be wrong. Each section says how much you can rely on it, and the sources are linked so you can check.
What happened
Wildfires are burning across Bordeaux, Madrid, and Valencia, prompting evacuations and a crisis meeting called by Emmanuel Macron.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Wildfires are intensifying, threatening Bordeaux's wine country and the outskirts of Madrid.Sub-event
- Uncontrolled wildfires are burning around Bordeaux, leading to a crisis meeting involving officials from Spain.Sub-event
- Widespread wildfires are raging across Bordeaux and Spain, causing a severe fire season across Europe.Sub-event
Multi-regional wildfire crisis across Spain and France leads to evacuations and official response.1 source
Nuñez reports the fire in Gironde is stabilized amidst the ongoing crisis.1 source
Keep exploring
The entities involved
-
Bordeaux
city and commune in Gironde, New Aquitaine, France
-
Madrid
capital of Spain
-
Spain
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
Related events
- Wildfires are affecting the Gironde region of France, with the fires advancing toward the Bordeaux metropolitan area and involving the broader geopolitical context of Spain.
- Wildfires broke out in the Bordeaux region.
- Extensive wildfires impacted the Gironde, Bordeaux, and Landes regions, leading to a national response.
- Wildfires are affecting central France and southern Spain, leading the President to order army deployment and prompting international assistance from EU countries.
- Wildfires are ravaging Guadalajara and Zaragoza territories in Spain, affecting surrounding areas.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- krmg.comMacron calls crisis meeting as monster wildfires drive 250,000 from their homes
- mirror.co.ukFrance wildfires live: Inferno threatens Bordeaux as tourists told 'stay away'
- independent.co.ukSnow in Athens while France burns: Images lay bare contrast in extreme weather