Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWildfires are raging across several European tourist destinations, leading to widespread evacuations and significant land destruction. In southwestern France, over 10,000 people, many of them tourists, have been evacuated as a rapid wildfire scorched 2,000 hectares near Bordeaux. Central Spain is battling a wildfire that has burned over 32,000 hectares in Guadalajara, prompting prime minister Pedro Sánchez to call for a cross-party pact on climate change. Italy's Sicily has seen over 1,000 firefighting operations since Saturday, with evacuations in Agrigento due to blazes fuelled by high temperatures and winds. Greece and Cyprus are experiencing extreme heatwaves with temperatures exceeding 40C, while parts of southern England face prolonged dry weather, leading to a hosepipe ban. In fullThousands evacuated as deadly wildfires continue to rage across EuropeMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Devastation as killer wildfires tear through western Europe
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWildfires are raging across several European tourist destinations, leading to widespread evacuations and significant land destruction. In southwestern France, over 10,000 people, many of them tourists, have been evacuated as a rapid wildfire scorched 2,000 hectares near Bordeaux. Central Spain is battling a wildfire that has burned over 32,000 hectares in Guadalajara, prompting prime minister Pedro Sánchez to call for a cross-party pact on climate change. Italy's Sicily has seen over 1,000 firefighting operations since Saturday, with evacuations in Agrigento due to blazes fuelled by high temperatures and winds. Greece and Cyprus are experiencing extreme heatwaves with temperatures exceeding 40C, while parts of southern England face prolonged dry weather, leading to a hosepipe ban. In fullThousands evacuated as deadly wildfires continue to rage across EuropeMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
