France and Spain wildfire witnesses describe 'wall of flames', fear and stress

First publishedJul 27, 00:00 UTC

Last updatedJul 28, 10:08 UTC · 14m ago

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TIME7What to Know About the Deadly Wildfires in Western EuropeJul 27, 00:00 UTCOpen ↗CBS News8Massive wildfires in France, Spain being fought ahead of forecast heat waveJul 27, 10:03 UTCOpen ↗NPR News9France continues to fight devastating wildfires, while progress is made in SpainJul 27, 10:50 UTCOpen ↗NBC News8Millions Across Midwest and South Face Brutal Heat and StormsJul 27, 11:12 UTCOpen ↗Al Jazeera7Photos: France, Spain battle ‘monster’ wildfires as more heat loomsJul 27, 11:14 UTCOpen ↗Al Jazeera7Wildfires in southwest Europe: What we know so farJul 27, 11:32 UTCOpen ↗CNBC Top News7Europe wildfire in pictures: Gigantic fire cloud engulfing France, Spain regionsJul 27, 11:40 UTCOpen ↗Fortune6‘It looked like the apocalypse’: France’s summer of deadly heat turns into a wildfire that is making its own lightningJul 27, 12:44 UTCOpen ↗ABC News8What to know about the historic wildfires in France and SpainJul 27, 13:26 UTCOpen ↗BBC World9Devastating European wildfires in maps - and how they're being tackledJul 27, 14:21 UTCOpen ↗NYT World9Wildfires Live Updates: Spain and France Fight to Contain Blazes as Extreme Heat Threatens New FiresJul 27, 14:31 UTCOpen ↗CBS News8American family trapped in France as wildfires rage on in Western EuropeJul 27, 14:48 UTCOpen ↗PBS NewsHour8France says enormous wildfire that forced 220,000 people to flee has stopped growingJul 27, 15:06 UTCOpen ↗CBS News8Wildfire forces more than 220,000 to evacuate in France, destroys over 200 homesJul 27, 15:29 UTCOpen ↗PBS NewsHour8Historic wildfires in France and Spain have forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate. Here's what to knowJul 27, 15:42 UTCOpen ↗The Atlantic8Photos: Wildfires Rage Across France and SpainJul 27, 16:34 UTCOpen ↗NYT World9Amid France Wildfires, Some Residents Help Firefighters Contain BlazesJul 27, 16:52 UTCOpen ↗BBC World9France and Spain wildfire witnesses describe 'wall of flames', fear and stressJul 27, 17:17 UTCOpen ↗BBC World9Wildfire now nine miles away from French city of Bordeaux, mayor warnsJul 27, 17:50 UTCOpen ↗NYT World9In France, Some of Europe’s Aerospace Leaders Are in the Path of the FireJul 27, 18:35 UTCOpen ↗NYT World9As Communities Unite Against Europe’s Wildfires, Politicians Trade BlowsJul 27, 19:36 UTCOpen ↗Business Insider6Before-and-after satellite images show the staggering toll of France's worst wildfire season on recordJul 27, 20:46 UTCOpen ↗WIRED7New Firefighting Technologies Could Help Battle Blazes Like Those in France and SpainJul 27, 21:06 UTCOpen ↗PBS NewsHour8News Wrap: French firefighters battle massive wildfireJul 27, 22:50 UTCOpen ↗CBS News8European wildfires could burn for months, officials say, as evacuations continueJul 28, 00:12 UTCOpen ↗ABC News8WATCH: Hundreds of thousands forced to evacuate in Europe from raging wildfiresJul 28, 02:38 UTCOpen ↗NPR World8With wildfires raging in France and Spain, fire crews race against next heat waveJul 28, 06:25 UTCOpen ↗Seattle Times6Firefighters in France hold back vast wildfire as heat returns to test their gripJul 28, 07:26 UTCOpen ↗NYT Home9France and Spain Race to Tamp Down Wildfires Before Heat Wave HitsJul 28, 10:01 UTCOpen ↗

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  ‘It looked like the apocalypse’: France’s summer of deadly heat turns into a wildfire that is making its own lightning

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  European wildfires could burn for months, officials say, as evacuations continue

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