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Deadly wildfires in Europe force thousands to flee

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds swept through parts of western Europe on Friday, triggering a state of emergency in the Spanish capi...

Women sand miners toil stripped Cape Verde beach

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

On a rocky Cape Verde beach, Maria and Vania fill their buckets with black sand the moment that waves recede, transporting it on their heads to a stockpile wher...

Climate change, urban growth fuel Lagos flooding

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

After hours of overnight torrential rain lashed Lagos recently, church pastor Samuel Akpan spent most of the next day bailing water from his flooded parsonage i...

Thousands flee wildfires in southern Europe

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Luggage-clad residents and tourists fled a French peninsula by boat and the smell of smoke drifted into parts of Madrid on Friday as wildfires swept through par...

Fires in Europe: latest developments

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Here are the main events related to the fires raging in Europe.

166,000 evacuated as wildfires spin out of control in France, Spain

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Over 166,000 people were evacuated in France and Spain as unprecedented forest fires raged near Madrid and Bordeaux, a French city flanked by tourist havens and...

Fires in Europe: latest developments

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in southern Europe on Friday:

166,000 evacuated as wildfires spin out of control in France, Spain

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Over 166,000 people were evacuated in France and Spain as unprecedented forest fires raged near Madrid and Bordeaux, a French city flanked by tourist havens an...

More than 140,000 evacuated in France's fire-hit southwest

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

More than 140,000 people have been evacuated as vast wildfires tear through France's southwest, the country's interior ministry said Friday.

More than 100,000 evacuated in France's fire-hit southwest: minister

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Around 110,000 people have been evacuated from areas threatened by wildfires in France's southwest that have scorched 14,000 hectares (35,000 acres), Interior M...

Over 100,000 flee or hole up indoors as wildfires rage in France and Spain

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

French and Spanish authorities Friday ordered some of the largest evacuations ever as out-of-control forest fires raged near Madrid and an upscale touristy regi...

Tens of thousands flee forest infernos in France and Spain

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Authorities ordered new mass evacuations Friday -- with some tourists escaping on boats -- as wildfires raced through forests in southwest France and central Sp...

Many thousands flee burning France holiday haven by road and sea

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Famous as a summer getaway for the likes of actors Marion Cotillard and Jean Dujardin, the Cap Ferret peninsula in southwestern France has been emptied of its u...

Tunisia records 900 fires in 72-hour window during scorching heatwave

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

At least 900 fires broke out in Tunisia over a 72-hour period, a senior official told AFP on Friday, as the country grapples with an intense heatwave.

Fires in Europe: latest developments

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in southern Europe:

Madrid wildfire leaves residents reeling after frantic evacuations

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Ecologio Cabrera, 86, struggled to comprehend the speed of the wildfire that forced him to flee his village west of the Spanish capital.

Hundreds flee French peninsula by boat to escape wildfire

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Hundreds of people fled by boat from a peninsula in western France on Friday, as authorities ordered it evacuated in the face of a rapidly advancing wildfire.

Tens of thousands in France flee burning holiday haven, by road and sea

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Famous as a summer getaway for the likes of French actors Marion Cotillard and Jean Dujardin, the Cap Ferret peninsula has turned into a disaster zone due to wi...

Fires in Europe: latest developments

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in southern Europe on Friday:

Wildfires ravage parts of southern France, Italy and Spain

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires raged on Wednesday in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, having claimed the lives of three firefighters and sparked thousands of evacuatio...