{"id":364535,"date":"2026-07-26T01:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T00:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/more-than-250000-flee-as-france-and-spain-battle-unprecedented-wildfires-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T01:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T00:00:28","slug":"more-than-250000-flee-as-france-and-spain-battle-unprecedented-wildfires-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/more-than-250000-flee-as-france-and-spain-battle-unprecedented-wildfires-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 250,000 flee as France and Spain battle unprecedented wildfires | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/CAg-0dgy90w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"More than 250,000 flee as France and Spain battle unprecedented wildfires | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CAg-0dgy90w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>More than 250,000 people have been forced to flee their homes across France and Spain as unprecedented wildfires continue to rage near Bordeaux and Madrid. France has deployed troops and a military cargo plane to help battle the flames, while firefighters in Spain say some blazes are spreading so fast that they cannot be fought head-on. Prime Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu described the French fires as unprecedented after one became so intense that it began generating its own winds. Despite cooler temperatures offering some relief, authorities warn the threat is far from over. We speak to our correspondents in Bordeaux and Madrid about Europe&#8217;s escalating wildfire crisis.<\/p>\n<p>#spain #france #madrid #bordeaux #wildfire #evacuations #dwcurrentaffairs <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Wildfires rage across Spain and France<br \/>\n01:05 Blazes merge into one massive fire in Spain<br \/>\n01:57 Evacuations as fire approaches Bordeaux<br \/>\n02:26 DW Correspondent Tessa Walther reports from Bordeaux<br \/>\n03:50 Mass evacuations and life inside emergency shelters<br \/>\n05:10 Evacuees describe fleeing smoke and flames<br \/>\n06:14 Firefighters, soldiers and aircraft deployed<br \/>\n07:16 DW Correspondent Nicole Ris reports from Madrid<br \/>\n08:18 Smoke and health risks spread across Madrid<br \/>\n09:20 Can cooler weather help contain the blaze?<br \/>\n11:02 Fears of more fires merging into a larger inferno <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 250,000 people have been forced to flee their homes across France and Spain as unprecedented wildfires continue to rage near Bordeaux and Madrid. 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