Europe wildfires: more than 300,000 flee homes and holiday accommodation in France and Spain as fires rage

Wildfires have forced over 250,000 people to flee their homes and holiday accommodations in France and Spain. Spain has declared a national emergency due to the fires, marking the first time the country has done so for a wildfire. In France, the interior minister stated that the evacuations were likely the largest peacetime civilian evacuation the country has ever experienced. These evacuations represent a massive displacement of people and one of the largest peacetime civilian operations in France.