https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed As helicopters dump water over burning ridges and smoke billows across the mountains of northern Spain, residents from wildfire-stricken areas say they feel abandoned by the politicians meant to protect them. https://www.thelocal.com/20250822/how-spains-deadly-wildfires-have-ignited-a-political-blame-game Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:48:18 +0200 how-spains-deadly-wildfires-have-ignited-a-political-blame-game Wildfires have so far ravaged more than one million hectares of land in European Union countries this year, a record since recording began in 2006, according to AFP analysis of official data. https://www.thelocal.com/20250822/record-eu-wildfires-burnt-more-than-1mn-hectares-in-2025 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:56:46 +0200 record-eu-wildfires-burnt-more-than-1mn-hectares-in-2025 Wildfires have been particular virulent this summer in Spain due to a cocktail of dangerous ingredients that have made the blazes burn more land than any other year on record. https://www.thelocal.com/20250820/six-reasons-why-spains-wildfires-are-so-bad-this-year Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:13:21 +0200 six-reasons-why-spains-wildfires-are-so-bad-this-year France's largest recorded wildfire since 1949 has left a trail of destruction with homes and vehicles burned and vineyards left charred and destroyed. https://www.thelocal.com/20250808/in-pictures-devastation-wreaked-by-frances-biggest-wildfire-in-70-years Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:23:55 +0200 in-pictures-devastation-wreaked-by-frances-biggest-wildfire-in-70-years One woman has died, thousands were evacuated and at least 13 injured in a massive wildfire in southern France - here's the latest on the massive wildfire, which continues to burn despite being declared under control. https://www.thelocal.com/20250806/evacuation-road-closures-and-injuries-latest-on-the-fatal-wildfire-in-southern-france Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:36:27 +0200 evacuation-road-closures-and-injuries-latest-on-the-fatal-wildfire-in-southern-france A woman has died and nine people have been injured in a wildfire in southern France that has burned 15,000 hectares, making it the biggest wildfire seen in the country in 20 years. https://www.thelocal.com/20250806/one-dead-and-nine-injured-in-massive-wildfire-in-southern-france Wed, 06 Aug 2025 10:27:13 +0200 one-dead-and-nine-injured-in-massive-wildfire-in-southern-france Two huge wildfires on Tuesday saw people evacuated in France's second-largest city while an airport, train line and several motorways were closed - so is France prepared to deal with its increasingly severe summer fires? https://www.thelocal.com/20250709/is-france-ready-for-a-summer-of-increasingly-severe-wildfires Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:30:52 +0200 is-france-ready-for-a-summer-of-increasingly-severe-wildfires School closures, speed restrictions and a nuclear reactor shutdown - France faces historic heat as weather forecasters have extended into Wednesday a rare red level warning for areas including Paris. https://www.thelocal.com/20250630/wildfires-break-out-in-france-as-most-of-country-put-on-extreme-heat-alert Mon, 30 Jun 2025 18:33:02 +0200 wildfires-break-out-in-france-as-most-of-country-put-on-extreme-heat-alert Tenerife is still struggling to control the "most complex wildfire" the archipelago has seen in four decades, with thousands forced to flee their homes and the island's pristine forests being engulfed by flames. https://www.thelocal.com/20230818/in-images-how-the-worst-wildfire-in-40-years-is-engulfing-spains-tenerife Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:31:01 +0200 in-images-how-the-worst-wildfire-in-40-years-is-engulfing-spains-tenerife France, like its Mediterranean neighbours, is seeing an increasing number of severe wildfires - so how does this connect to heatwaves and rising temperatures? https://www.thelocal.com/20230727/do-heatwaves-cause-wildfires-in-france Thu, 27 Jul 2023 19:07:57 +0200 do-heatwaves-cause-wildfires-in-france Europe's blistering summer may not be over yet, but 2022 is already breaking records, with nearly 660,000 hectares ravaged since January, according to the EU's satellite monitoring service. https://www.thelocal.com/20220814/2022-sees-record-wildfire-destruction-in-europe-eu Sun, 14 Aug 2022 10:47:15 +0200 2022-sees-record-wildfire-destruction-in-europe-eu