Wildfires in Spain lead to national emergency in Ávila and evacuations near Bordeaux, prompting travel advice.
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Updated Aug 4
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What happened
Wildfires in Spain lead to national emergency in Ávila and evacuations near Bordeaux, prompting travel advice.
Who's involved
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Wildfires are ravaging Gironde, Madrid, and Ávila, prompting the FCDO to issue travel guidance for Spain.Also in this story
- FCDO advises on travel safety and risk assessment.
- Wildfires caused mass evacuations in Spain and France, leading ANSES to issue health warnings regarding wildfire smoke.
The entities involved
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Ávila
municipality in Castile and León, Spain
Nothing else this week.
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Spain
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
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Foreign Office
UK government ministry
Related events
- A wildfire crisis is underway in Extremadura, Spain, which is struggling to cope with the overwhelming scale of the incident.
- Wildfires are affecting central France and southern Spain, leading the President to order army deployment and prompting international assistance from EU countries.
- Wildfires are intensifying, threatening Bordeaux's wine country and the outskirts of Madrid.
- Wildfires are affecting Ávila province, leading to a national emergency declared in the Madrid region of Spain. Sara Aagesen and Fernando Grande-Marlaska are involved in the response.
- BMW was involved in a fatal wildfire incident in Spain on September 1, 2026.