The number of people evacuated from wildfires in Spain and France has risen to 300,000, according to i24NEWS.
i24NEWS reports that the total number of evacuees from wildfires across Spain and France has reached 300,000. The figure, reported Sunday morning Jerusalem time, marks the latest escalation in a crisis that has forced mass evacuations over several days.
The Zioneer first reported on the evacuations late Saturday, 00:02 Jerusalem, when the number stood at 200,000. Within hours, the tally rose to 250,000, and later to 90,000 in Spain and 200,000 in France — a combined 290,000. The latest update from i24NEWS pushes the total past the 300,000 mark, reflecting the expanding scope of the blazes.
As The Zioneer reported on Saturday evening, 23:25 Jerusalem, evacuations in Spain's Toledo province and across southern France have continued to surge. Thousands of firefighters remain deployed to contain the fires, which have affected large areas in both countries.
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