Spain races to contain blazes before temperatures rise
Wildfires that broke out in forests around the Spanish capital at the height of the summer holidays have forced some 60,000 people to flee their homes, often with just minutes’ notice, leaving pets and medicine behind. “You run to save what you can and then you turn to defend” against the fire, said Karim Benali, 39, a volunteer who spoke to AFP on a road near Navaluenga, west of Madrid. “There were some 48 homes here; they burned,” he added, surrounded by charred earth and trees blanketed with a persistent smell of smoke.
- ▪Wildfires that broke out in forests around the Spanish capital at the height of the summer holidays have forced some 60,000 people to flee their homes, often with just minutes’ notice, leaving pets and medicine behind.
- ▪“You run to save what you can and then you turn to defend” against the fire, said Karim Benali, 39, a volunteer who spoke to AFP on a road near Navaluenga, west of Madrid.
- ▪“There were some 48 homes here; they burned,” he added, surrounded by charred earth and trees blanketed with a persistent smell of smoke.
19 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 26 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 7 lean left, 10 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)
- ▪ How wildfires in France and Spain may affect your travel plans — BBC News — Business
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Spain races to contain blazes before temperatures rise AFP Published July 27, 2026 Email Your Name*Recipient Email*Cancel 1 This handout photo released on July 26, 2026 and taken on July 24, 2026 by Spain's Military Emergencies Unit (UME) shows UME personnel fighting a wildfire near Navas del Rey, 55 kilometres southwest of Madrid, Spain. — AFP An Air Tractor AT-802F Fire Boss aircraft dumps water over a wildfire burning near San Martin de Valdeiglesias, about 70km west of Madrid, on July 26, 2026. — AFP This photograph shows a wooden area engulfed in flames in Marcheprime, west of Bordeaux on July 26, 2026 as a wildfire has been ravaging the forest north of the Arcachon Basin (Gironde) since July 22.
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