Authorities in France are continuing to battle huge wildfires near Bordeaux as the disastrous situation shows little sign of letting up.
Some 260,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Gironde region of south-western France, with the blaze having consumed an area four times the size of Paris.
Over the weekend, windy conditions helped fan the flames as firefighters struggled to contain the inferno.
With dry conditions set to continue and temperatures forecast to reach 40C in some areas this week, there appears to be little relief on the way.
And in case you hadn’t quite grasped the hellish nature of the fires, this news report from French TV should bring it home for you.
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Broadcast on France Télévisions 8pm programme, the news segment looked at the heroic efforts from fire crews to tackle the blazes, with several describing the situation as a “war.”
The segment also highlighted the devastating impact the fires have had on people forced to flee their homes, fearful of whether they’ll have any home to return to.
The five-minute broadcast was titled ‘4 Days in Hell’, and was shared on X with English subtitles by journalist Alex Taylor.
He wrote: “My goodness. Never seen anything quite like this just now on French news @le20hfrancetele.
“A quarter of a million people forced to leave their homes. Firemen exhausted in the unequal fight. Huge area around Bordeaux engulfed in flames.”
Along with the fires in France, Spain has been experiencing wild fires as well, particularly west of Madrid.
The nation’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez has warned that Spain and the Iberian peninsula were suffering the effects of the climate emergency.
“The entire Iberian peninsula is suffering the effects of the climate emergency in a very specific way,” he said.
The fires have been prompted by unprecedented conditions in Europe. Last month was the hottest June on record for France and the second-highest for Spain, behind 2025.
In Spain it was also the driest June on record, whilst this month is set to be the hottest July on record for Spain.
Europe is the fastest warming continent in the world, according to the World Meteorological Organisation, warming at twice the global average.