2022 European and Mediterranean wildfires

2022 European and Mediterranean wildfires
Site of a forest fire at El Pont de Vilomara i Rocafort, Catalonia, Spain
Date(s)14 July 2022 — 13 August 2022
Location
Statistics
Burned area8,600 km2 (860,000 ha)
Impacts
Deaths41
  • Algeria: 38
  • Morocco: 1
  • Spain: 1
  • Portugal: 1
Evacuated45,211
  • France: 36,750 (Gironde)
  • Morocco: 1,831
  • Portugal: 800
  • Spain: 2,300
  • Turkey: 3,530
  • Algeria: 350

In June through August 2022, parts of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa were affected by wildfires. The bulk of the fires affected Mediterranean countries, with the main areas affected being Algeria, France, Greece, Portugal and Spain.

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