Massive wildfires in France, Spain being fought ahead of forecast heat wave
In the Gironde region of southwest France, where flames have burned an area four times the size of Paris, the prefecture said the situation overnight had remained "globally stable" - a change from previous days when the giant blaze raging since last week had edged closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux. In the adjacent southwestern Landes region, where hundreds of firefighters have been making progress against another virulent but smaller fire, the prefecture said some rain fell overnight and described the conditions as "favorable" for firefighting but also cautioned that they could change. But with France about to enter its peak August tourist season, Gironde authorities took more steps to keep vacationers away, banning holiday camps for children and for people with disabilities.
- ▪In the Gironde region of southwest France, where flames have burned an area four times the size of Paris, the prefecture said the situation overnight had remained "globally stable" - a change from previous days when the giant blaze raging s
- ▪In the adjacent southwestern Landes region, where hundreds of firefighters have been making progress against another virulent but smaller fire, the prefecture said some rain fell overnight and described the conditions as "favorable" for fir
- ▪But with France about to enter its peak August tourist season, Gironde authorities took more steps to keep vacationers away, banning holiday camps for children and for people with disabilities.
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- ▪ France and Spain have 24 hours to contain wildfires before fresh heatwave strikes — NZ Herald
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World Massive wildfires in France, Spain being fought ahead of forecast heat wave July 27, 2026 / 6:03 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google French President Emmanuel Macron called a crisis meeting Monday focusing on monster, uncontrolled wildfires that have forced more than 250,000 people to flee their homes, amid a first glimmer of hope that the spread of the largest blaze may have slowed. In the Gironde region of southwest France, where flames have burned an area four times the size of Paris, the prefecture said the situation overnight had remained "globally stable" - a change from previous days when the giant blaze raging since last week had edged closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux.
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