2026 European wildfire season
Les développements de cette histoire jusqu'à présent, les plus récents en premier.
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Dernière minute
Major incident declared in Suffolk as 90 firefighters tackle wildfire on heathland
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Development
Türkiye alevlerle mücadele ediyor! Hastane boşaltıldı, yollar kapatıldı
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2 firefighters die in Greece as others fight massive blaze in France
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Major wildfire breaks out on Greek island Paros as villages evacuated
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Antalya'da 3 günde 8 ilçede 34 yangın çıktı
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The wildfire in Kaş, Antalya was reported to be in its second day.
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Nezapamćena sezona požara: Francuska i Španija pred novim toplotnim valom, vatrena stihija prijeti i Bordeauxu
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Adıyaman'da ormanı yakan şüpheli tutuklandı
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Dernière minute
100 dönümlük zeytin bahçesi yangında kül oldu
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Sivas'ta ormanlık alan yasağı
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Resolution
Çanakkale'de ot yangını: 1 saatte kontrol altına alındı
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Adana'da orman yangını
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Follow-up
Prince William issues statement after ‘devastating wildfires’ in France, Spain and UK
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Nuages pyrocumulonimbus : pourquoi les incendies en France sont imprévisibles
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L'Union européenne déploie des moyens d'urgence pour lutter contre les incendies
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Southern Europe still battling wildfires as Spain declares national emergency in Madrid region
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Wildfires rage across parts of France, Spain and Italy
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The fire began in Gironde, France.
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A wildfire started in the Cairngorms in Scotland two weeks prior to the Suffolk incident.
A wildfire broke out in the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland, leading to the declaration of a major incident. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) deployed around 70 firefighters and nine appliances to the scene, and estimated that 25 square kilometres were affected by the blaze.
Scotland’s first minister John Swinney described the situation as 'very serious' as the wildfire continued to burn. The incident was part of a broader outbreak of wildfires across Europe during the 2026 season.
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French authorities have arrested 162 people for fire-related offenses since the start of the season.
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Repeated heat waves have occurred across the region since late spring.
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Soils in mainland France and Corsica reached record dryness levels.
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Prince William founded the Earthshot Prize to provide funding for innovative environmental solutions.
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