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Wildfires force mass evacuations in France and Spain

Wildfires force families from Gironde and Spain as heat creates new evacuation risk

Jul 28, 9:20 AM EDT Cross-checked across 4 sources

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Wildfires in southwest France and Spain have burned nearly 300,000 acres, forced about 300,000 evacuations, injured firefighters in Gironde, and left crews bracing for a hotter week.

Frame 1Wildfires force families from Gironde and Spain as heat creates new evacuation risk.
Frame 2Gironde officials reported roughly 104,000 burned acres and 93 injured firefighters.
Frame 3Spanish fires added about 190,000 burned acres, widening the cross-border emergency.
Frame 4A heat wave near 95 degrees threatens fragile fire lines this week.
Frame 5France ordered nearly 4,000 more evacuations from Atlantic coast tourist sites Tuesday.
Frame 6Aircraft shortages and longer seasons now stretch Europe’s firefighting capacity.

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