法国和西班牙正面临严重的野火危机，欧盟已启动民防机制提供支援。西班牙阿维拉大火烧毁约4.7万至5万公顷[1][3]，成为该国有记录以来最大的野火[1]，而法国西南部吉龙德大火已烧毁4.2万公顷[1]。另据报道，法国自年初以来火灾累计烧毁超11.6万公顷[3]，远超2022年全年纪录[3]。两场大火共导致超过30万人被紧急疏散[2]。
欧盟协调向两国派遣了大量应急资源。向法国调派7架飞机和4架直升机[1][2]，向西班牙派遣6架飞机和134名消防员及41辆消防车[2]。西班牙部署超过8000人员投入灭火[3]。西班牙内政部长费尔南多·格兰德-马拉斯卡称周一和周二是"绝对关键的日子"[1]。
新一轮热浪将加剧灭火困难。该波热浪预计本周三开始，气温达39°C，将持续至少到周日[3]。西班牙总理桑切斯表示"野火不再是例外，而是常态"[1]，警告气候变化导致热浪更频繁、野火更猛烈[3]。法国总统马克龙表示"接下来的几周将很艰难，我们必须坚持下去"[1]，并称这是该国二战以来最严重的火灾危机[3]。法国记录到罕见的火焰积雨云现象，该国历史上尚属首次[3]。
法国总理警告称约90%的火灾由人为因素引起，自7月6日以来已逮捕162名纵火嫌疑人[3]。西班牙自年初以来火灾已造成13人死亡[3]。
France and Spain are confronting unprecedented wildfire crises as a fresh heat wave approaches this week. The fires have grown to catastrophic proportions, with Spain's Avila blaze destroying approximately 47,000 to 50,000 hectares and becoming the country's largest recorded wildfire [1][3], while France's Gironde fire has consumed over 116,000 hectares since January—surpassing the nation's entire 2022 total of 72,000 hectares [3]. France's fire destruction represents the most severe land damage since World War II [1].
The human toll has prompted mass evacuations across both nations. France has evacuated roughly 220,000 people from the Gironde region, with an additional 30,000 displaced by the adjacent Landes fire [1], while Spain has evacuated approximately 100,000 residents [3]. Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska described Monday and Tuesday as "absolutely critical days" [1], while French President Emmanuel Macron stated: "The coming weeks will be very difficult, and we must persevere" [1]. Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned that "wildfires are no longer an exception but have become the norm" [1].
The European Union has mobilized significant firefighting resources through its civil protection mechanism. The bloc deployed seven aircraft and four helicopters to France, along with six aircraft, 134 firefighters, and 41 fire trucks to Spain [2]. Officials have attributed the crisis partly to human activity, with France's Prime Minister noting that approximately 90 percent of fires stem from human causes, leading to the arrest of 162 arson suspects facing sentences of up to 15 years [3]. European Commission officials cautioned that the fire season, which began in April, could persist until early November [1]. The situation is expected to intensify as temperatures are forecast to reach 39°C during the incoming heat wave beginning this Wednesday [3].