France, Spain battle 'monster' wildfires with more heat on the way
A firefighter stands before flames as a forest fire rages in Saint-Jean-d'Illac, some 30km from Bordeaux, July 26, as a wildfire has been ravaging the forest north of the Arcachon Basin (Gironde). Evacuees are housed at the Bordeaux Exhibition Centre in Bordeaux, France, after having to leave their homes outside town due to the raging wildfires, July 26.
- ▪A firefighter stands before flames as a forest fire rages in Saint-Jean-d'Illac, some 30km from Bordeaux, July 26, as a wildfire has been ravaging the forest north of the Arcachon Basin (Gironde).
- ▪Evacuees are housed at the Bordeaux Exhibition Centre in Bordeaux, France, after having to leave their homes outside town due to the raging wildfires, July 26.
19 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 26 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 8 lean left, 9 centre.
- ▪ France and Spain Race to Contain Fires Before Some Areas Reach 104 Degrees — NYT > Top Stories
- ▪ With wildfires raging in France and Spain, fire crews race against next heat wave — NPR Topics: News
- ▪ France races to contain fires before new heatwave — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ France and Spain race to contain fires before new heatwave — Straits Times — World
- ▪ France and Spain race to curb wildfires before new heatwave arrives — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Heat Wave Threatens Further Wildfire Spread in France and Spain — NYT — World
- ▪ France and Spain have 24 hours to contain wildfires before fresh heatwave strikes — NZ Herald
- ▪ France and Spain race to curb wildfires before new heatwave arrives - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins — World news | The Guardian
- ▪ Spain races to contain blazes before new heatwave — Channel NewsAsia
- ▪ France and Spain race to curb wildfires before new heatwave arrives — ABC News (Australia)
- ▪ Spain races to contain blazes before temperatures rise — Dawn
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A firefighter stands before flames as a forest fire rages in Saint-Jean-d'Illac, some 30km from Bordeaux, July 26, as a wildfire has been ravaging the forest north of the Arcachon Basin (Gironde). AFP-YonhapBORDEAUX — Firefighters battled massive blazes tearing through forests across France and Spain Monday, as authorities warned of a fresh heatwave set to engulf the scorched French wine-growing region around the major city of Bordeaux.More than 325,000 people have fled their homes, mostly in the Gironde department, home to Bordeaux, as some of the worst forest fires in either country's history rage across southwest France and central Spain near Madrid.France's fire has caused an unprecedented "pyrocumulonimbus" — a giant fire cloud that creates its own winds and packs lightning that…
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