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)March — August 2022
LocationEurope, the Middle East and North Africa
Statistics
Burned area1,500,978 ha (3,708,997 acres; 15,010 km2; 5,795 sq mi)
Impacts
Deaths41
Evacuated45,211

From March to August 2022, parts of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa were affected by wildfires, with Mediterranean countries affected the most.