Record Wildfires Drive 330,000 From Homes Across France and Spain

Wildfires forced 330,000 people from their homes across France and Spain on July 29, 2026 — 220,000 in France, 110,000 in Spain. France's interior minister called it the country's largest peacetime evacuation. Over 42,000 hectares burned in Gironde as temperatures hit 42°C. Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent, raising questions about what comes next.