French president Emmanuel Macron has urged fire crews to “stay strong” as they battled to bring a monster wildfire under control, warning that the fight will take time. “We’re facing a completely unprecedented fire,” Mr Macron said, describing the situation as France’s worst fire-related crisis since the Second World War. The national weather service forecast temperatures above 35C in the south west on Tuesday and likely higher on Wednesday. Around a dozen countries have provided planes, helicopters, firefighters and other assistance to both France and Spain, which is also fighting unprecedented blazes. In Spain, wildfires have burned out of control around Madrid and in the Valencia region.