Military sent in to tackle wildfires as 270,000 are forced from homes by blazes across Spain and France and smoke and ash reaches Madrid - with Spanish PM warning of 'complex hours ahead'
Huge forest blazes have become out of control and are threatening towns across Europe, with Brits evacuated as high winds on Saturday are expected to spread the flames further.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated disasters & weather brief. The source report from Daily Mail says: Huge forest blazes have become out of control and are threatening towns across Europe, with Brits evacuated as high winds on Saturday are expected to spread the flames further.
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- Primary source: Daily Mail
- Published: Jul 25, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Disasters & Weather
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