{"id":365341,"date":"2026-07-28T22:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T21:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/france-and-spain-race-to-control-fires-as-new-heatwave-hits-dw-current-affairs\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T22:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T21:01:08","slug":"france-and-spain-race-to-control-fires-as-new-heatwave-hits-dw-current-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/france-and-spain-race-to-control-fires-as-new-heatwave-hits-dw-current-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"France and Spain race to control fires as new heatwave hits | DW Current Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/1cUpowLZqIE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"France and Spain race to control fires as new heatwave hits | DW Current Affairs\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1cUpowLZqIE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Fire crews across Spain and France are battling to contain some of the worst wildfires Europe has ever experienced. Firefighters in Spain  managed to stabilize several of the blazes, and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says there is a &quot;light at the end of the tunnel&quot; in their fight to contain the flames. But another heatwave is predicted for later this week, threatening to worsen an already desperate situation across the region. DW News correspondents Rosie Birchard and Jan-Philipp Scholz are on the ground in Bordeaux and Spain&#8217;s Valencia region. Firefighter and wildfire management expert Lindon Pronto assesses the risk from the coming temperature spike.<\/p>\n<p>#dwnews #wildlife #europe <\/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>Fire crews across Spain and France are battling to contain some of the worst wildfires Europe has ever experienced. Firefighters in Spain managed to stabilize several of the blazes, and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says there is a &quot;light at the end of the tunnel&quot; in their fight to contain the flames. 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