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Firefighters battle to contain France and Spain wildfires as thousands evacuated | BBC News

Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires raging across Europe.

An evacuation alert for residents in the south-west of France takes the number of people displaced to more than 220,000.

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Another tragedy for the Bordeaux area—ash ruins the grapes. Along with all produce. We experienced this in the Pacific Northwest of the US. What a tragedy.
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@solomit1 From YouTube ↗ 26 Jul 2026 1
Heartbreaking to hear hope animals wildlife and people get help and avoid the wild fire 💔
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Stay safe France and Spain — keep Strong ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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My thoughts and prayers are with the people of France, Spain, and Italy.
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What kind of evil forces could have convinced mankind to create such an inescapable death trap??
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I’m so very sorry. I fear for the animals, & of course, any people involved. This is our future… 😪💔
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It takes a long time to evacuate cities, it’s better to issue evacuation notices in Bordeaux early. They could go district by district, starting with those closest to the fire front.
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At least humans can run a lot of animals will suffer so bad 😢
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@quill9105 From YouTube ↗ 25 Jul 2026 53
And there are people who say this is the norm?
Extreme weather on this planet has changed dramatically for the worse in the last 30-40 years.
Fact.
Climate change.
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@rigor_ii-i From YouTube ↗ 25 Jul 2026 45
WORLD IS ON FIRE. This past few days in my area the wildfires and heatwave have been very intense and very dangerous. Canada, U.S.A, France, Spain on fire
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@jofriben From YouTube ↗ 25 Jul 2026 5
What a tragedy! I would compare these fires with the big fires in California, they burnt for nearly a month.
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Im a British chap living in Spain(Almeria )it's been a crazy.summer the fire engines have not stopped.we had a fire four weeks ago I got smoke damaged lungs saving our horses
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Praying for you all, here in California, where we’re no strangers to blistering heat and raging wildfires. I hope everyone gets out safely, including all animals. We’ve lost so many loved ones since the terrible fires of 2017 that the state has implemented a new, multifaceted, wildlife safety plan, we hope it will help. We have many communities in the UWI (Urban Wildland Interface) that we’re having to make a lot of changes. The year 2017 saw the first wildland fires spreading to suburban communities in minutes. All available public workers went door to door in the night, telling people to run for their lives. The ones that did are still alive. I’m now prepared to evacuate my cat and myself on one-minute notice. First I put him in his carrier out the front door, then grab my purse and phone, slippers and robe, and run. His carrier is a backpack style in case I really have to run a distance.
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Yeah but lets drill for more oil & build more AI data centers tho. We cannot inconvenience rich people.
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Feel so sorry for the wildlife that can’t get away from the flames. How sad. Hope that the fires can be contained
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I am so sorry you are going through this. I pray you all stay safe. I hope this is over quickly for you.
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Why would anyone deliberately set a fire during a heatwave? Total psychopath arsonist needs the key thrown away
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Keep Strong France and Spain🇨🇵🇪🇸
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@P-lu9is From YouTube ↗ 25 Jul 2026 47
The people who start these fires need a custodial sentence. No exceptions.
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I cannot imagine the fear and horror of this it’s just heartbreaking and frightening