330,000 Evacuated as Wildfires Sweep France and Spain in Largest Peacetime Mobilization

Wildfires across France and Spain forced 330,000 people from their homes on July 29, 2026 — 220,000 in France, 110,000 in Spain. French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the evacuations were "very likely" the country's largest civilian evacuation outside of wartime. Over 42,000 hectares burned in France's Gironde region, roughly four times the size of Paris, with temperatures hitting 42°C. Spain battled a record blaze. Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent.