{"id":104138,"date":"2026-07-28T11:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T11:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/104138\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T11:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T11:07:16","slug":"europe-wildfires-latest-fire-ravaged-france-at-war-say-officials-as-new-heatwave-hits-bordeaux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/104138\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe wildfires latest: Fire-ravaged France \u2018at war\u2019 say officials as new heatwave hits Bordeaux"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Europe is on fire – will the continent\u2019s climate change deniers finally wake up?<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the people who deny climate change<\/a>, come with us to fight the wildfires,\u201d says forest firefighter Juan in an impassioned address on Spanish TV.<\/p>\n

\u201cI invite you to join us. Come and see how it changes everything,\u201d he told Malas Lenguas. \u201cThese fires<\/a> are caused by depopulation and climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n

For nearly a week, France<\/a> and Spain have battled devastating wildfires that have led to the evacuation of more than 360,000 people and the burning of countless homes. More than 116,000 hectares of land has been scorched across France alone, in what President Emmanuel Macron<\/a> called the worst crisis in the country since World War Two.<\/p>\n

Maira Butt28 July 2026 11:50<\/p>\n

<\/a>\u2018I smell like I\u2019ve been in a barbecue\u2019: Bordeaux resident explains what life in city is like as wildfire edges closer<\/p>\n

On Sunday, the city\u2019s mayor Thomas Cazenave warned that the blazes were now only 15km (9 miles) away from the entry points to the main city, after the surrounding suburbs were evacuated on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Bordeaux City Council officials told Sky News that they were considering plans to evacuate the whole area, which is the sixth-largest city in France<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Maira Butt28 July 2026 11:30<\/p>\n

<\/a>Watch: Smoke and flames rise near Lacanau as France’s wildfire crisis intensifies<\/p>\n

The Independent\u2019s James Reynolds reports from Bordeaux:<\/p>\n

Smoke and flames rise near Lacanau as France’s wildfire crisis intensifies<\/p>\n

Maira Butt28 July 2026 11:10<\/p>\n

<\/a>\u2018Fire cloud\u2019 created by France wildfires morphing into inferno so big it generates its own thunderstorms<\/p>\n

More than 250,000 people in southwest France have been ordered to evacuate<\/a> as wildfires burn across the region, scorching more than 42,000 hectares of land.<\/p>\n

The fire<\/a>, which began in Gironde on Wednesday, is just seven miles from Bordeaux as authorities warned that the blaze may continue to burn for several months.<\/p>\n

President Emmanuel Macron met with his cabinet on Monday morning to discuss the crisis<\/a>, but has said Bordeaux will not be evacuated.<\/p>\n

Experts have warned that the blaze is being driven by a \u201cfire cloud\u201d, which occurs when a wildfire generates its own unique weather system.<\/p>\n

Maira Butt28 July 2026 10:50<\/p>\n

<\/a>In pictures: Thousands of hectares of land burned as wildfires continue\"\"(AFP\/Getty)\"AA man looks at damaged vegetation in an area affected by a wildfire in La Vall d’Uixo, Castellon province, Spain, July 28, 2026. (Reuters)\"SmokeSmoke and fog in a burnt forest affected by a wildfire, near Saumos, Gironde, amid drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, July 28, 2026. (Reuters)<\/p>\n

Maira Butt28 July 2026 10:30<\/p>\n

<\/a>Watch: Live: Firefighters battle France’s Gironde wildfires as 42,000 hectares burn<\/p>\n

Maira Butt28 July 2026 10:10<\/p>\n

<\/a>More evacuations ordered in France<\/p>\n

Around 4,000 people have been ordered to evacuate as France is to be hit by a heatwave today. <\/p>\n

The new evacuation orders apply to campsites, tourist residences and leisure parks in the Lacanau Ocean area and both shores of the strip. <\/p>\n

Maira Butt28 July 2026 09:50<\/p>\n

<\/a>Is it safe to travel to Spain and France? Updated advice as wildfires rage<\/p>\n

The UK government is advising people in Spain to avoid travelling through affected areas of Madrid<\/a> and Avila, while in France, people are being advised to follow the advice of local authorities and check with their accommodation or travel provider before travelling.<\/p>\n

Maira Butt28 July 2026 09:45<\/p>\n

<\/a>Two-thirds of children in western Europe exposed to extreme heatwaves in record-breaking first half of 2026, says Save the Children<\/p>\n

New data from Save the Children has said that two thirds of children in western Europe were exposed to extreme heatwaves in the first half of 2026. <\/p>\n

The data analysis suggests: <\/p>\n

57 million children and 63 percent of the population of Western Europe have been exposed to extreme heatwaves – already more than any year in the last two decades Over ten million children in the UK have been exposed to extreme heatwaves in the first six months of 2026 – more than the total for any whole year since 1995\"ChildrenChildren play in a splash pad during a heatwave in Paris on July 10, 2026. (AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n

Maira Butt28 July 2026 09:20<\/p>\n

<\/a>‘Everything depends on how firefighters get on today,’ says Gironde senator<\/p>\n

Firefighters have worked overnight to contain raging blazes across southwestern France. <\/p>\n

While the situation appears to have been contained, the situation still remains difficult according to Nathalie Delattre, senator for Gironde which covers the city of Bordeax. <\/p>\n

“Everything will depend on how the firefighters on the ground get on,” she told BFM TV on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\"\"(Getty)<\/p>\n

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