epa13134816 A crew of French firefighters is deployed to battle a wildfire spreading in Cestas-Pierroton, south-western France, 26 July 2026. According to a recent report from the French Ministry of the Interior, 167,000 people have been evacuated and at least 98,000 hectares have been burned since the beginning of the wildfires in and around Cap Ferret...

epa13134819 A crew of French firefighters is deployed to battle a wildfire spreading in Cestas-Pierroton, south-western France, 26 July 2026. According to a recent report from the French Ministry of the Interior, 167,000 people have been evacuated and at least 98,000 hectares have been burned since the beginning of the wildfires in and around Cap Ferret...

epaselect epa13132526 Helicopters deployed to extinguish wildfires fly over the fire in La Vall d'Uixo, Spain, 25 July 2026. Tens of thousands of people were evacuated due to the fires across Spain, according to the interior ministry. EPA/Manuel Bruque

epa13131536 A person stands near burnt land in the aftermath of wildfires in the village of Villa del Prado, Madrid, Spain, 25 July 2026. The fires have forced 60,000 residents from their homes and burned more than 20,000 hectares. EPA/MARISCAL