A child comforts a dog outside an evacuation center in Villamanta, Spain, a town southwest of Madrid, July 26, 2026. Firefighters in Spain and France were racing against the clock Tuesday to keep ferocious wildfires near Madrid and Bordeaux in check before a scorching heat wave hits both areas. (Joseph Fox/The New York Times) By CARLOS BARRÁGAN, ROSER TOLL PIFARRÉ and SÉGOLÈNE LE STRADIC Firefighters in Spain and France were racing against the clock Tuesday to keep ferocious wildfires near…
