Five nations fight wildfires at once as record heat bakes Europe

On 13–14 August 2026, wildfires struck five countries within 24 hours. England hit its hottest day of the year; France reached 41°C. Over 500 evacuated in France, 1,800 in Germany, hundreds of tourists in Greece, 19 injured in Croatia, and 10 in England's West Midlands. The scale — five nations ablaze simultaneously — points to a pattern Europe's climate agencies have warned about for years.