Incident Details

Wildfires that began July 22 near Saumos have burned over 80,000 acres in Gironde, forcing 167,000 evacuations there, and an additional 31,000 in Landes. The fires have spread and are now roughly 30 kilometers from Bordeaux, despite military deployment and aerial retardant drops. Separately, Spain declared a national emergency July 23 for Madrid and Ávila, where merged fires have burned nearly 50,000 acres and displaced 60,000 people and caused one death.

Traveler Safety

SafeAbroad travelers within evacuation zones are advised to leave immediately, while others in the area should monitor  directives from gironde.gouv.fr and Comunidad de Madrid.