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Posted On: July 24th 2026, 10:30 pm
Massive forest fires burned out of control in southwestern France and central Spain on Friday, prompting authorities to evacuate an estimated 200,000 people from their homes. Some even fled by boat when flames swept through the touristic area on France’s Atlantic coast.

Dozens of firefighters were injured, authorities said in France, but no deaths were reported in either country.

Some 141,000 fled homes in the Gironde and Landes departments in France, the French interior ministry said. In central Spain, 60,000 were forced from their homes, the Spanish interior ministry said.

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Comments (35)
twinpinesmeditationcentre 4 hours ago

twinpinesmeditationcentre

We are no longer in a situation where any serious entrepreneur or politician can credibly claim that implementing a science-based climate plan would endanger the bottom line or harm the economy more than failing to implement one, unless we are dealing with truly psychopathic personalities who feel no fear.

cigdemcakin 8 hours ago

cigdemcakin

This is so sad, and yet the governments are doing nothing, they are still ignoring climate change. They are signing deals to buy or produce more weapons instead of taking precautions for climate change and what is is yet to come.

gaellerapptronquit 9 hours ago

gaellerapptronquit

Climate change. Is the world going to wake up ? Are our politicians going to do something ? What takes them soo long ? This is insane.

nvyamamoto 11 hours ago

nvyamamoto

💔💔💔

jesse.e.poimboeuf 12 hours ago

jesse.e.poimboeuf

😮😮😮😢😢😢

mcolm28 12 hours ago

mcolm28

I’m sure this is all naturally occurring nothing to see here folks👋

karla.miranda.73 13 hours ago

karla.miranda.73

All their taxes going to Ukraine, no infrastructure just planning for war. And bombing oil facilities. Climate change? who cares?

noie1022 13 hours ago

noie1022

End of times

phoebedavis4377 13 hours ago

phoebedavis4377

@APnews. Do your homework, two firefighters have already died fighting these fires!!!

suzanneburwick 13 hours ago
keteray 13 hours ago

keteray

Yet another reminder that nearly 90% of wildfires are caused by humans 😤

ayejh97 14 hours ago

ayejh97

So many of the big fires in the last several years ended up being legally declared as arson. Conveniently the climate change crowd stops.paying attention by the time that news is dropped. Also didn't Netanyabu made a direct threat to Spain last week? 😂 Totally not natural

phyllisdstein 15 hours ago

phyllisdstein

Oh, so this is happening everywhere across the world. As well as the earthquakes happening every day.

tdybryant 16 hours ago

tdybryant

😢

palomatico 16 hours ago

palomatico

Acts of arson are anonymous acts of war at this point. Everyone whom conservatives hate, from California to Spain and France suddenly has a devastating unnatural giant fire.

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