Wildfires in France and Spain intensify amid extreme heatwaves
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Emmanuel Macron, Pedro Sánchez, EU officials
France, Spain, Italy
July 2026
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Nearly 4,000 people evacuated on France's Atlantic coast due to wildfires. Death toll from a wildfire in Spain's Almería province rises to 14. Approximately 330,000 people evacuated across France, Spain, and Italy in the past week. EU deploying firefighting resources to assist affected countries.
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