The fires in Spain and France advanced quickly because of tinderbox conditions worsened by successive heatwaves.

Temperatures are set to soar above 30°C for parts of the country next week, as forecasters predict a fourth heatwave of the year may be on i...

French authorities evacuated thousands of people from the suburbs near Bordeaux on Saturday, as wildfires showed no signs of abating in the...

Video circulating on social media shows horses fleeing thick black smoke as wildfires continue to rage in southwest France.

France has appealed for international help, while Spain has declared a national emergency.

Officials have described it as the ‘worst fire in the history of the region’

More than 140,000 people have been forced to flee homes and holiday accommodation in south-west France as wildfires rip through the region....

Authorities face the "worst fire in the history of the region", Madrid officials say, as French firefighters battle a blaze heading towards...

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Some people even fled by boat when flames swept through the Cap Ferret peninsula on France's Atlantic coast.

Thousands abandoned their homes in the early hours of Friday morning as massive wildfires spread across France. Residents tell Maira Butt th...

A total of 80,000 people have fled to safety in both countries, as smoke and fire close in on resort towns...

Across Europe, three heatwaves in succession this season have intensified drought, strained water supplies and left vegetation tinder-dry.

ARCACHON, France (AP) — Large forest fires burned out of control in southwestern France and central Spain on Friday, prompting authorities t...

At least 10,000 people have been evacuated following wildfires in the central region of Madrid.