Before and after satellite images showed dramatic impact of wildfires across Spain and France as searing heat fuelled fires across Europe and forced tens of thousands of evacuations.

More than 29 major fires have broken out in Spain so far this year, damaging a surface area five times greater than at the same stage in 2025, when a record area was destroyed, Environment Minister Sara Aagesen said in a social media post.

The country declared a national emergency, the first time such a measure has been taken due to a wildfire.

In France, authorities ordered the total evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula, a tourism hotspot busy for the summer season, as smoke and flames drew closer to homes.

French President Emmanuel Macron said he had asked for firefighting support from the European Union.

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Before and after satellite images show wildfires devastating Europe

VIDEO SHOWS: SATELLITE BEFORE AND AFTER IMAGES SHOWING IMPACT OF WILDFIRES IN FRANCE AND SPAIN

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SHOWS: NEAR NAVALUENGA, AVILA, CASTILE AND LEON, SPAIN (JULY 17, 2026) (2026 PLANET LABS PBC - Must on-screen courtesy 2026 Planet Labs PBC) (MUTE)

1. SATELLITE IMAGE OF CASTILE AND LEON AREA OF SPAIN BEFORE WILDFIRE

NEAR NAVALUENGA, AVILA, CASTILE AND LEON, SPAIN (JULY 23, 2026) (2026 PLANET LABS PBC - Must on-screen courtesy 2026 Planet Labs PBC) (MUTE)

2. SATELLITE IMAGE OF CASTILE AND LEON AREA OF SPAIN AFTER WILDFIRE / SMOKE BILLOWING

NEAR NAVALUENGA, AVILA, CASTILE AND LEON, SPAIN (JULY 23, 2026 AND JULY 17, 2026) (2026 PLANET LABS PBC - Must on-screen courtesy 2026 Planet Labs PBC) (MUTE)

3. SIDE BY SIDE SATELLITE IMAGES SHOWING CASTILE AND LEON AREA OF SPAIN BEFORE AND AFTER WILDFIRE

NEAR LE PORGE, NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE, FRANCE (JULY 21, 2026) (2026 PLANET LABS PBC - Must on-screen courtesy 2026 Planet Labs PBC) (MUTE)

4. SATELLITE IMAGE OF NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE AREA OF FRANCE BEFORE WILDFIRE

NEAR LE PORGE, NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE, FRANCE (JULY 21, 2026) (2026 PLANET LABS PBC - Must on-screen courtesy 2026 Planet Labs PBC) (MUTE)

5. SATELLITE IMAGE OF NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE AREA OF FRANCE AFTER WILDFIRE / SMOKE BILLOWING