Politics
Europe wildfires: Many flee by boat as fires spread, merge
- In the Madrid region, authorities declared a national emergency as at least two fires merged.
- French authorities ordered the total evacuation of the tourist Cap Ferret peninsula off the Atlantic coast, with many boarding boats to flee.
- In Spain, two fires converged near the capital, Madrid, with authorities declaring a national emergency, the first over a wildfire.
Tens of thousands hopped onto cars and boats to escape southwestern France's wildfires. In the Madrid region, authorities declared a national emergency as at least two fires merged.
Two fires converged in the Madrid region despite the deployment of over 2,000 personnel and 10 aircraft in an effort to calm the blaze Marcou/ Wildfires continued to rage through parts of France and Spain on Friday, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate and authorities to ask European Union neighbors for help. French authorities ordered the total evacuation of the tourist Cap Ferret peninsula off the Atlantic coast, with many boarding boats to flee.
In Spain, two fires converged near the capital, Madrid, with authorities declaring a national emergency, the first over a wildfire. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Over 60,000 people evacuated the area in and around Cap Ferret as the blaze consumed some 100 square kilometers (38 square miles) of land.
Source: Deutsche Welle