Various-Europe/Wildfires
Various-Europe/Wildfires
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Athens, Greece - July 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of wildfire, vehicles; black smoke rising
2. Various of helicopter flying, sunset
Bordeaux, France - July 25, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Wildfire burning
Bordeaux, France - July 24-27, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of wildfire burning, black smoke; vehicles running, firefighters
Bordeaux, France - July 25, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of blackened tree trunk
6. Various of fire truck
Bordeaux, France - July 24-27, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Sun blotted out by smoke
Spain - July 23-27, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of smoke rising from forests; helicopter
9. Various of burnt trees, smoke rising
Avila, Spain - July 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Burnt wood
11. Various of burned house, debris
12. Burned car
FILE: Madrid, Spain - June 30, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
13. Board showing temperature of 41 degrees Celsius
14. Various of street scene, pedestrians
FILE: Milan, Italy - June 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
15. Plaza, pedestrians in commercial street
FILE: Rome, Italy - June 23, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
16. Street scene, pedestrians
17. People getting water from fountain pool
18. Fountain
FILE: Amsterdam, Netherlands - July 27, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
19. Boats in canal
20. Street scene, pedestrians
FILE: Lisbon, Portugal - May 7-9, 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
21. Traffic
FILE: Lisbon, Portugal - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
22. Various of city skyline
A prolonged heatwave and dry conditions have caused soaring numbers of wildfires across Europe, with several countries reporting scorched areas far exceeding annual averages.
Spain has seen over 186,000 hectares burned so far this year, about 5.6 times the area recorded during the same period in 2025, according to preliminary data from the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.
Italy recorded more than 1,070 major wildfires as of July 28, burning about 74,000 hectares. The central regions remain particularly hard-hit.
Portugal registered 5,729 wildfires in the first seven months of the year, burning roughly 53,000 hectares, the highest level for the period in four years, according to the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests.
The wildfire in southwestern France's Gironde department, which started on July 22, has burned about 42,000 hectares, making it the most severe forest fire in the country since 1949, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told a press conference last Saturday.
Greece has seen repeated wildfires driven by high temperatures, dry conditions and strong winds. Over the past week, more than 12,000 hectares have been burned.
Temperatures in the Attica region, including the capital Athens, are expected to climb again, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warning that the situation remains "extremely critical."
In the Netherlands, a wildfire broke out on Monday at a nature reserve in Venray, in the southern province of Limburg. With dry conditions raising the risk of rapid spread, firefighting crews have been deployed in large numbers on rotating shifts. Authorities warned that the operation could take days to bring under control.
ID : 8492764
Published : 2026-08-04 16:35
Last Modified : 2026-08-04 19:11:37
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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