Photos: France, Spain battle ‘monster’ wildfires as more heat looms

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▪In PicturesGallery|ClimatePhotos: France, Spain battle ‘monster’ wildfires as more heat loomsFrance and Spain battle vast wildfires as thousands flee and a new heatwave looms.SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxw

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▪ New Heat Wave Could Intensify Wildfires in France and Spain — NYT — World
▪ How wildfires in France and Spain may affect your travel plans — BBC News — Business
▪ France and Spain brace for more extreme heat as wildfires rage — Financial Times — Home
▪ Massive wildfires in France, Spain being fought ahead of forecast heat wave — CBS News — Top
▪ France, Spain race to contain 'monster' fires ahead of new heatwave — Dawn
▪ France, Spain race to contain 'monster' fires ahead of new heatwave — Channel NewsAsia
▪ France, Spain race to contain 'monster' fires ahead of new heatwave — France 24 (EN)
▪ France, Spain battle 'monster' wildfires with more heat on the way — Korea Times
▪ France, Spain battle 'monster' wildfires with more heat on the way — Phys.org
▪ France and Spain battle vast wildfires as fresh heatwave approaches — RFI English
▪ France, Spain battle ‘monster’ wildfires with more heat on the way — Straits Times — World
▪ Europe battles fast-moving wildfires sweeping across Spain and France, in photos - AP News — Google News

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In PicturesGallery|ClimatePhotos: France, Spain battle ‘monster’ wildfires as more heat loomsFrance and Spain battle vast wildfires as thousands flee and a new heatwave looms.SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoA forest fire rages in Saint-Jean-d'Illac, some 30km from Bordeaux. [Romain Perrocheau/AFP]By News AgenciesPublished On 27 Jul 202627 Jul 2026Firefighters are battling enormous wildfires tearing through forests in France and Spain, as authorities warn of a new heatwave set to engulf the scorched French wine-growing region around the city of Bordeaux.More than 325,000 people have been forced to leave their homes, mostly in the Gironde region, which includes Bordeaux, as some of the worst forest…

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