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Heatwave hits Europe, fires in Türkiye and France
The summer heat wave has started early in Europe. Wildfires have already spread to Turkey and France. Firefighters are working to put out the fires. 50,000 people were evacuated to safe shelters in Turkey on Monday due to wildfires.
Heatwave hits Europe, fires in Türkiye and France
Health warnings have been issued in France, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Germany due to the extreme heat. The Netherlands, known as a country with a tolerant climate, has also issued a high temperature warning in the coming days. At the same time, it has been warned that there may be high humidity.
Samantha Burgess, an official at the European Union’s weather monitoring agency Copernicus Climate Change Service, said that large parts of Western Europe have been extremely hot and heatwave conditions have emerged. Such weather is more common in July and August than in June. Some regions have recorded temperatures 5 to 10 degrees Celsius higher than normal.
The western Turkish province of Izmir was burning for the second consecutive day on Monday. The country’s Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said that the fire is spreading due to strong winds. Turkey’s emergency management authority AFAD said more than 50,000 people have been evacuated from five regions. Of these, more than 42,000 people have been evacuated from Izmir alone.

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Early heat wave across Europe, wildfires in Turkey-France
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Updated: 01 July 2025, 16:45
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A village in Turkey is burning in a wildfire. People are fleeing to save their lives. Seferihisar, Izmir province, June 30, 2025Photo: Reuters
The summer heat wave has started early in Europe. In the meantime, wildfires have spread to Turkey and France. Firefighters are working to put out the fires. 50,000 people were evacuated to safe shelters in Turkey on Monday due to wildfires.
Health warnings have been issued in France, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Germany due to extreme heat. The Netherlands, known as a country with a tolerant climate, has also issued a high temperature warning in the coming days. At the same time, it has been warned that there may be high humidity.
Samantha Burgess, an official at the European Union’s weather monitoring agency Copernicus Climate Change Service, said that large parts of Western Europe have been extremely hot and heatwave conditions have occurred. Such weather is more common in July and August than in June. Some regions have recorded temperatures 5 to 10 degrees Celsius higher than normal.
The western Turkish province of Izmir was burning for the second consecutive day on Monday. The country’s Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said that the fire is spreading due to strong winds. Turkey’s emergency management authority AFAD said more than 50,000 people had been evacuated from five regions, with more than 42,000 evacuated from Izmir alone.
Turkey’s coastal areas have been hit by wildfires in recent years. Scientists say human-induced climate change is making summers in these regions hotter and drier.

Tourists stand in front of fans amid a heatwave. Rome, Italy, June 30, 2025 Photo: Reuters
Fires broke out in the Ode region in southwestern France on Sunday, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). About 400 hectares of forest have burned. The fires were under control as of Monday, but have not been fully extinguished. The French Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for 84 of the country’s 101 regions.
Spain’s weather agency said the country had its highest temperature ever recorded in June. The temperature in Seville, Spain, during a UN conference that began on Monday, was 42 degrees Celsius. A local administration worker there said, “It’s terribly hot, we’re constantly looking for shade.” The highest temperature in the country was recorded in the El Granado area of France, at 43.7 degrees Celsius.
