Updated July 28, 2026 — 11:01am,first published July 28, 2026 — 8:58am
London: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has warned of more devastating wildfires across Europe, with climate change making heatwaves more frequent, as emergency crews raced to contain blazes in Spain and France before temperatures soar later this week.
Sanchez pledged more funding for fire shelters ahead of a meeting of national ministers that is tipped to commit to new measures on climate change during a growing debate on the country’s worst wildfires in decades.
The Spanish fires appeared to slow on Monday after spreading over the weekend in the Avila province west of Madrid, but a fire near Valencia in the south of the country continued to burn out of control.
In south-western France, a vast fire heading toward Bordeaux slowed as winds died down, but government officials warned of mounting risks when temperatures reach 39 degrees in the coming days.
