{"id":365363,"date":"2026-07-29T01:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T00:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/france-braced-for-40c-heatwave-as-firefighters-race-to-control-fires\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T01:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T00:00:20","slug":"france-braced-for-40c-heatwave-as-firefighters-race-to-control-fires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/france-braced-for-40c-heatwave-as-firefighters-race-to-control-fires\/","title":{"rendered":"France braced for 40C heatwave as firefighters race to control fires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ySDrJt09KVM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"France braced for 40C heatwave as firefighters race to control fires\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ySDrJt09KVM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Authorities in France have warned of &quot;extreme&quot; conditions as a 40C heatwave approaches.<\/p>\n<p>The heat is expected to make containing the wildfires that have swept the south-west of the country more difficult.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of thousands of people have already been evacuated from the region.<\/p>\n<p>Live updates: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/france-wildfires-latest-spain-bordeaux-gironde-madrid-live-macron-13566532<\/p>\n<p>#wildfires #spain #skynews #france #gironde #bordeaux <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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