2022 European and Mediterranean wildfires information
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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
Albania
Algeria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lebanon
Malta
Morocco
Portugal
Romania
Slovenia
Spain
Tunisia
Turkey
United Kingdom
Statistics
Burned area
8,600 km2 (860,000 ha)[1]
Impacts
Deaths
41
Algeria: 38
Morocco: 1
Spain: 1
Portugal: 1
Evacuated
45,211
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.
^"European Forest Fire report: Three of the worst fire seasons on record took place in the last six years". European Commission. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023. an area covering 8,600 km² already burnt this year
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