Wildfire In Southern France Forces Evacuation of 10k People from their Homes

A wildfire burning out of control in southern France has forced the evacuation of over 10,000 people ?from two dozen small towns and villages near the Spanish border, and officials said ?on Monday strong winds would further fan the flames. 

The European Union said on Monday it was sending four waterbombing aircraft to France from Cyprus and Sweden, and more than 100 firefighters, to help emergency teams in Trevillach near the city of



Perpignan.

"Europe stands ?with France," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on X.

A Canadair CL-415 water bombing aircraft of France's Civil Security services drops water on a wildfire in the southern France departmennt of Pyrenees-Orientales where 700 hundred firefighters backed by special aircraft battled to control a "gigantic" blaze spreading in a hard-to-reach remote area, with more than 10,000 local residents evacuated, near the town of Bouleternerre on July 6, 2026.