Wildfires are gripping Europe, with scenes from Lacanau featured in recent reports.
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Updated Jul 28
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What happened
Wildfires are gripping Europe, with scenes from Lacanau featured in recent reports.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutKeep exploring
Part of
Widespread heatwaves and wildfires are currently affecting across Europe.Also in this story
- Extreme heat and wildfires are causing changes in outdoor rituals across England and Europe.
- Wildfires in Europe exposed buried munitions.
- Wildfire smoke is being reported as it travels across European borders.
- Wildfires are currently ravaging parts of France.
The entities involved
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Lacanau
commune in Gironde, France
Nothing else this week.
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Europe
terrestrial continent located in north-western Eurasia
Related events
- Fire started near the border with Germany. Wildfires are part of a series affecting Europe.
- Fires affected the village of Wennington due to a heatwave impacting Europe.
- Wildfire losses increased in Europe.
- Active wildfires are reported in the Landes department, coinciding with high wildfire alerts across Europe.
- King Charles is involved in a matter concerning the broader European regional crisis and the aftermath of summer wildfires in the UK.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- theconversation.comWildfires: why media coverage doesn’t always make the climate connection
- signalscv.comFrance evacuates nearly 4,000 near Bordeaux as heat wave tests grip on megafire