France and Spain Wildfires Force 330000 Evacuations as France Declares First National Wildfire Emergency

French authorities ordered nearly 4,000 more evacuations from Atlantic coast tourist sites near Lège-Cap-Ferret on Tuesday as renewed flames broke out at Grand Crohot beach, part of a Gironde wildfire that has burned 420 square kilometers and driven 220,000 people from their homes 12. Gironde prefect Sophie Brocas called the fire stabilized but not contained, citing 14 flare-ups within already-burned zones and warning that rising temperatures could still break its hold 12. Across France and Spain, wildfires have displaced roughly 330,000 people combined, with Spain's Ávila fire now the largest in that country's recorded history at over 500 square kilometers and at least 13 deaths reported nationwide this year 13. Spanish authorities began lifting evacuation orders for 20,000 of 79,000 people displaced over the weekend as firefighters made overnight progress, even as both countries brace for a fourth heat wave with temperatures forecast above 40C in Spain and 35C in Gironde 13.