Forest Fire (5279 ha) in France 21 Jul 2026

Event summary

Forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1029690
Countries: France
Start Date - Last detection*: 21 Jul 2026 - 27 Jul 2026
Duration (days): 6
People affected: 1637 in the burned area
Burned area: 5279 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Grecia in fiamme 7/30/2026 6:24:00 AM.

I forti venti hanno espanso rapidamente la portata dei roghi. Due vigili del fuoco hanno perso la vita in un vasto incendio in corso nell''isola greca di Creta , a sud della città di Rethymno (o Retimo). Lo riporta il sito di informazioni l
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Three firefighters killed on Crete and in mainland Greece as Europe ba.. 7/30/2026 6:23:00 AM.

Temperatures exacerbated by the climate crisis reached 38C on Wednesday in Bordeaux in France, where firefighters kept a huge blaze in nearby pine forests from reaching the suburbs, and 37C in Madrid, west of which Spain’s largest wildfire
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The Bordeaux fires blotted out the sun – but I’ve no regrets about mov.. 7/30/2026 5:16:00 AM.

We are lucky to not be in the Bordeaux area, but I’m heartbroken for the people and animals affected over there. It has been one of the hottest years since we moved here. In back of my mind, I wonder if we will have to rethink our business
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30 July 2026 MARS lowers harvest forecasts for all crops in the EU for.. 7/30/2026 5:04:00 AM.

The MARS monitoring service, in a July report, lowered its harvest forecasts for all crops for 2026 due to abnormal heat and warned of the possibility of further reductions in estimates if dry and hot weather persists in western Europe. Thi
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (28), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1), (1),