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- Wildfires in France and Spain that forced the evacuation of more than 300,000 people have stabilized, with no major overnight changes reported in the Gironde region near Bordeaux or in fires south and west of Madrid.
- In Spain, the blaze in Ávila province has burned 50,000 hectares, making it the largest recorded wildfire in Spanish history, while fires around Madrid have consumed about 77,000 hectares.
- Authorities warn the situation remains complex, with roughly 60,000 people evacuated in Spain and another 30,000 sheltering in place, and over 200,000 evacuated in France.
- A fourth summer heat wave is forecast to bring temperatures near 40C in central and southern Spain and 37C in southwest France, keeping wildfire risks high.
What to watch next
- Whether the returning heat wave causes the stabilized fires in Gironde and around Madrid to flare up again
- Further evacuation or shelter-in-place orders as conditions change
- Development of El Niño, which climate scientists warn could bring harsher wildfire conditions later this summer
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Named Spain · France · Ávila · Bloomberg · Bordeaux · David Annotel · European Union · Franceinfo · Gironde · Juanfran Perez · Laurent Nunez · Madrid · Pedro Sanchez
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