More than 300,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain

Spain's PM warns of "complex hours" ahead as authorities in France say they are far from bringing blazes burning near Bordeaux under control.

How the A400M military transport plane was converted to fight wildfires in France

The aircraft was deployed on Saturday to support the French civil protection fleet in an attempt to contain the wildfire that has ravaged tens of thousands of hectares and forced over 140,000 people to evacuate their homes.

French wildfires trigger mass evacuations around Bordeaux

Around 200,000 people have been evacuated around Bordeaux as wildfires tear through southwestern France.

'Firefighters are hoping that more of those fires don't join up': Spain steps up wildfire response

FRANCE 24's Madrid correspondent Sarah Morris reports on what authorities have called a "difficult night" for the firefighters struggling to tackle the spreading wildfires near Madrid and Toledo.

By FRANCE24

Firefighter becomes fourth to die in blaze near Colorado-Utah border as wildfires continue to burn

Three firefighters died at the scene of the Knowles fire

By Graig Graziosi

Over 250,000 flee as wildfires ravage France, Spain | Scary visuals emerge amid crisis

The fires are the result of forests and vegetation becoming flammable due to drought and record-breaking heatwaves that have battered Western Europe since May.

Wildfires force huge exodus in France and Spain

Thousands crowded into emergency shelters in France and Spain after wildfires drove more than 300,000 people to flee their homes and holiday accommodation.

‘Difficult night’ as France and Spain fires intensify again

The fires in Spain and France advanced quickly because of tinderbox conditions worsened by successive heat waves the two countries have experienced since May.