Firefighters hasten efforts to contain massive wildfires in France and Spain ahead of heatwave – Europe live

<p>Emmanuel Macron warns that ‘we have to hold out’ as fires burn near city; Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez warns of ‘difficult hours’ ahead</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/27/france-and-spain-race-to-contain-huge-wildfires-before-fresh-heatwave-begins">France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Firefighters in France and Spain are facing another day battling wildfires that have resulted in hundreds of thousands of people being evacuated,</strong> with another heatwave expected to hit this week.</p><p>French authorities have said this year’s wildfires, particularly the Gironde fire near the south-western city of Bordeaux, are ‘completely exceptional’, with more than 116,000 hectares of forest and vegetation burned since the beginning of the year, compared with 70,000 in total last year.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/28/europe-wildfires-fires-heatwave-bordeaux-france-spain-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>