French President Emmanuel Macron called a crisis meeting today focusing on uncontrolled wildfires that have forced more than 250,000 people to flee their homes. In the Gironde region of southwest France, where flames have burned an area four times the size of Paris, the prefecture said the situation overnight had remained globally stable. No new evacuations were announced. But with France about to enter its peak August tourist season, Gironde authorities took more steps to keep vacationers away, banning holiday camps for children and for people with disabilities.
In Spain, wildfires have burnt out of control around Madrid. Fire evacuations were also carried out yesterday in the Valencia region. A total of 76,000 people have been evacuated in Spain while 30,000 others have been confined to their homes.
