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Wildfires fuelled by a severe heatwave tore through southern Spain's Andalusia region, killing at least twelve people and leaving around twenty-three missing, one of the country's deadliest blazes in twenty years.
🇧🇪 Belgique vs 🇫🇷 France
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Belgique: Brussels mourns the death of a compatriot in the Almería flames and links the Andalusian drama to the unprecedented excess… — France: France is assessing the severity of a fire that has already proven deadlier than the entirety of 2025 in Spain, while also…
Here are the main framing differences identified between media coverages.
ANALYSIS BY COUNTRY
BELGIQUEDOMINANT ANGLE
Brussels mourns the death of a compatriot in the Almería flames and links the Andalusian drama to the unprecedented excess mortality that Belgium experienced during the same heat wave.
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
- •Belgium's government is closely monitoring the aftermath of the Almería fire, which has been revised to twelve dead, twenty-three missing, and around six hundred displaced as of Friday evening, according to Andalusian authorities.
- •A Belgian national is among the victims, with the majority of the deceased being European tourists, particularly from the UK, who were present in the Almería province.
- •The same heatwave has resulted in a record excess mortality of 1,747 deaths in Belgium between June 18 and July 1, according to Sciensano.
BIASES
The Belgian perspective focuses on the Belgian victim: coverage highlights the deceased compatriot rather than the total of twenty-three missing people reported in Spain.Preference for the domestic climate angle: articles consistently link the Andalusian wildfire to Belgian excess mortality, to the detriment of an analysis of Spanish forest prevention policies.Limited coverage of the fire's causes: few details are available on the exact origin of the fire in Los Gallardos or the management of Andalusia's wooded areas.
FRANCEDOMINANT ANGLE
France is assessing the severity of a fire that has already proven deadlier than the entirety of 2025 in Spain, while also linking it to the heatwave that is simultaneously affecting the country.
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
- •France's capital is monitoring the situation as the death toll has risen to twelve confirmed fatalities and up to twenty-three people still missing as of Friday evening, according to the Andalusian regional government
- •The French government is aware that the fire, which started from a fallen power line near Los Gallardos, spread fifteen kilometers in two hours, according to Andalusian regional president Juan Manuel Moreno
- •The French public is noting that this toll already exceeds the total for all of 2025 in Spain (eight deaths, 393,000 hectares burned, according to Effis)
BIASES
French-Spanish framing: systematic comparison with the Orsec extreme heat plan triggered on the same day in FrancePreference for official Spanish sources (regional authorities, Ministry of the Interior) over independent testimoniesLimited coverage of structural causes (state of the electrical grid, dispersed urbanization in risk zones) in favor of human toll
BELGIQUEDOMINANT ANGLE
Brussels mourns the death of a compatriot in the Almería flames and links the Andalusian drama to the unprecedented excess mortality that Belgium experienced during the same heat wave.
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
- •Belgium's government is closely monitoring the aftermath of the Almería fire, which has been revised to twelve dead, twenty-three missing, and around six hundred displaced as of Friday evening, according to Andalusian authorities.
- •A Belgian national is among the victims, with the majority of the deceased being European tourists, particularly from the UK, who were present in the Almería province.
- •The same heatwave has resulted in a record excess mortality of 1,747 deaths in Belgium between June 18 and July 1, according to Sciensano.
BIASES
The Belgian perspective focuses on the Belgian victim: coverage highlights the deceased compatriot rather than the total of twenty-three missing people reported in Spain.Preference for the domestic climate angle: articles consistently link the Andalusian wildfire to Belgian excess mortality, to the detriment of an analysis of Spanish forest prevention policies.Limited coverage of the fire's causes: few details are available on the exact origin of the fire in Los Gallardos or the management of Andalusia's wooded areas.
FRANCEDOMINANT ANGLE
France is assessing the severity of a fire that has already proven deadlier than the entirety of 2025 in Spain, while also linking it to the heatwave that is simultaneously affecting the country.
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
- •France's capital is monitoring the situation as the death toll has risen to twelve confirmed fatalities and up to twenty-three people still missing as of Friday evening, according to the Andalusian regional government
- •The French government is aware that the fire, which started from a fallen power line near Los Gallardos, spread fifteen kilometers in two hours, according to Andalusian regional president Juan Manuel Moreno
- •The French public is noting that this toll already exceeds the total for all of 2025 in Spain (eight deaths, 393,000 hectares burned, according to Effis)
BIASES
French-Spanish framing: systematic comparison with the Orsec extreme heat plan triggered on the same day in FrancePreference for official Spanish sources (regional authorities, Ministry of the Interior) over independent testimoniesLimited coverage of structural causes (state of the electrical grid, dispersed urbanization in risk zones) in favor of human toll