Overview

• The Catalonia blaze near Tarragona has consumed over 2,300 hectares and forced 18,000 residents to shelter indoors.
• Ground units from Catalan Civil Protection and the Spanish Army are using helicopters and fire trucks to protect populated areas and halt the blaze’s advance.
• More than 700 firefighters backed by helicopters and water-dropping aircraft are confronting a fire north of Marseille that briefly grounded flights at Marseille–Provence Airport.
• Prefecture authorities in Bouches-du-Rhône have ordered residents to stay in sealed homes and place wet cloths at openings to guard against smoke infiltration.
• A separate wildfire near Narbonne remains active across roughly 2,000 hectares with around 1,000 firefighters working to secure containment lines amid strong gusts.