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UPDATED Aug 8, 2026 at 11:11 AM ET

Jul 27, 2026 at 10:07 PM ET

Wildfires spread in Greece, France and Provence amid winds

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Gale-force winds drive flames deeper into Athens while France’s and Spain’s fires continue to disrupt evacuations.

WHO: Wildfires in Greece, France and Spain

WHAT: Wildfires spread and forced evacuations across Greece, France and Spain as winds hinder firefighting.

WHEN: Aug 2, 2026 at 9:22 AM ET

WHERE: Greece, France and Spain

WHY: Gale-force winds drove flames deeper and prevented firefighting aircraft from collecting water from the sea.

How this story developed (showing 15 of 15 earlier reports)

Record heatwaves drive damaging European wildfires · Aug 8, 2026 at 11:11 AM ET
Wildfires continue as Europe endures extreme heat · Aug 7, 2026 at 11:09 AM ET
Europe heat wave drives drought, wildfires and energy fears · Aug 4, 2026 at 6:04 PM ET
Wildfires pose major challenge across Europe · Aug 4, 2026 at 5:09 PM ET
Extreme heat prompts toxic alerts in Spain and reactor shutdowns · Aug 4, 2026 at 1:08 AM ET
Heatwave drives major wildfires and drought in Europe · Aug 3, 2026 at 4:10 PM ET
Wildfires still burning in France and Spain · Aug 3, 2026 at 6:16 AM ET
Wildfires burn across Europe, forcing evacuations in France · Jul 30, 2026 at 8:06 PM ET
France wildfire risk remains 'extremely high' despite improvement · Jul 30, 2026 at 11:07 AM ET
Firefighters battle weeklong wildfires in Bordeaux region · Jul 30, 2026 at 12:06 AM ET
Spain heatwave prompts wildfire fears as people return · Jul 29, 2026 at 11:08 AM ET
France braces for evacuations as Spain eases wildfire rules · Jul 29, 2026 at 3:03 AM ET
Heat warning threatens firefighting efforts in Gironde · Jul 28, 2026 at 1:06 PM ET
France and Spain firefighting as wildfires force evacuations · Jul 28, 2026 at 4:08 AM ET
Heatwave threat keeps major fires burning in France and Spain · Jul 27, 2026 at 10:07 PM ET

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