{"id":366447,"date":"2026-08-01T13:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/wildfires-in-europe-compared-to-disaster-of-world-war-two-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T13:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T12:00:14","slug":"wildfires-in-europe-compared-to-disaster-of-world-war-two-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/wildfires-in-europe-compared-to-disaster-of-world-war-two-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildfires in Europe compared to disaster of World War Two | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/wEekcBxwLiM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Wildfires in Europe compared to disaster of World War Two | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wEekcBxwLiM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In France, the wildfires have been described as the worst disaster since World War Two. <\/p>\n<p>In Spain, a national emergency was declared as fires burned out of control near Madrid. <\/p>\n<p>We follow the wildfires as they spread in Europe and watch as fire crews crews race against time.<\/p>\n<p>You can keep up to date with the latest news on BBC iPlayer.<\/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>#Europe #Wildfires #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In France, the wildfires have been described as the worst disaster since World War Two. 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