Overview

• The Gifford Fire in California’s Los Padres National Forest has scorched roughly 340 km², reached just 9 percent containment and prompted evacuation orders for over 970 residents.
• In the Corbières Massif near Ribaute, more than 10,000 hectares have burned, leaving one person dead, nine injured and one missing as firefighters battle under a Rouge alert.
• The Andalusian fire near Tarifa forced the evacuation of seven hotels, two campsites and approximately 5,000 vehicles while 17 aircraft and helicopters support ground crews.
• Across California, France and Spain, over 4,000 personnel and dozens of aircraft are deployed but extreme weather conditions continue to hamper containment efforts.
• Authorities have activated national and EU mutual-aid mechanisms in response to warnings that climate-driven heat, drought and low humidity are intensifying wildfire risk.