{"id":364181,"date":"2026-07-24T16:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/wildfires-spread-in-france-and-spain-forcing-thousands-to-evacuate-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T16:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T15:00:19","slug":"wildfires-spread-in-france-and-spain-forcing-thousands-to-evacuate-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/wildfires-spread-in-france-and-spain-forcing-thousands-to-evacuate-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildfires spread in France and Spain, forcing thousands to evacuate | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/XlXWjRGUO68\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Wildfires spread in France and Spain, forcing thousands to evacuate | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XlXWjRGUO68\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>French authorities have ordered the evacuation of the entirety of the Cap Ferret peninsula on the south-west coast, with hundreds of people escaping the area by boat.<\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated from the tourism destination west of Bordeaux, as firefighters continue to battle what has described as an &quot;XXL fire&quot; in the Gironde region.<\/p>\n<p>The fires, which began on Tuesday, have burned for days, with officials saying 10,000 hectares (almost 25,000 acres) had been consumed by the flames.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the government in Spain has declared a national emergency as wildfires burn out of control in several areas close to the capital Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#France #Spain #Wildfires #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French authorities have ordered the evacuation of the entirety of the Cap Ferret peninsula on the south-west coast, with hundreds of people escaping the area by boat. 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