The July 2026 Western Europe wildfires

Что изменилось

• Fire reached about 3,000 hectares by Aug 16, Belgium's largest on modern record.
• More than 250 people worked through Saturday night; hundreds evacuated.
• Sweden, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic provided aircraft under EU mechanism.
• By Aug 17 fire had halted short of German border but was not contained.

Тогда оставалось открытым

• No confirmed total for evacuees beyond hundreds; no verified German evacuation.
• No confirmed blaze threatening a monastery in Huesca; no verified containment date.

За чем мы обещали следить

• Whether rain and EU air support allow full containment without a peat-driven rekindling.
• Whether damage surveys revise the 3,000-hectare figure once the bog cools.

Что изменилось

• Firefighters battled wildfires in at least six countries during record heat and a fifth summer heat wave.
• One person died and 40 were injured at Omis, Croatia, with 1,000-1,200 evacuated; sources differ on the evacuation count.
• A couple died on Salamina west of Athens amid high risk and near gale-force winds.
• The EU Civil Protection Mechanism was activated Saturday, Aug. 16, for the Belgian blaze.

Тогда оставалось открытым

• No verified leader for the video's Luglin, Hergenwald, Dugi Island or Huelva incidents, and no confirmed containment or return dates.

За чем мы обещали следить

• Whether Belgium's peat fire crosses the German border and whether heat and wind ease enough for crews to hold lines.

Что изменилось

• One person was killed and around 40 injured in the Croatia wildfire near Omiš.
• 19 homes were destroyed and 18 damaged in Stourbridge, England, triggering a national alert.
• France faced multiple fires during its fifth heatwave of the summer on August 14.
• The Croatia fire burned roughly 1,000 hectares of farmland and pine forest after starting Thursday evening.

Тогда оставалось открытым

• No confirmed UK injury count, no confirmed French burned area or evacuation total, and no details on containment anywhere.
• No confirmed location or operation for a Greek sea evacuation, and no confirmed fires in Montenegro.

За чем мы обещали следить

• Whether investigators link any of the English, French or Croatian ignitions to arson or infrastructure.
• Whether the seriously injured in Croatia survive and whether damage totals rise on reassessment.

Что было известно сначала

• France's largest wildfire since 1949 in Gironde was declared under control on Aug. 1.
• About 198,000 French evacuees were allowed to return by Aug. 1.
• Greek crews evacuated 254 people by sea Friday and 12 more Saturday near Porto Germeno.
• Two people were killed Aug. 2 when two Greek firefighting helicopters collided west of Athens.

Тогда оставалось открытым

• No confirmed wildfire death toll as of Aug. 1, and no verified total displacement figure of 250,000.
• No evidence in the file for fires or emergency declarations in the United Kingdom.

За чем мы обещали следить

• Whether containment in Gironde holds through wind shifts and whether Greece avoids further sea evacuations.
• What full damage surveys show once burned areas in France, Spain and Greece can be entered safely.