As Spain enters its third week of heatwave alerts, firefighters continue to battle blazes in the northwest and west of the country, with army units deployed to help contain the

Thousands of people have been evacuated in Spain due to deadly wildfires fuelled by a new heatwave.Heatwave causing wildfires across the Mediterranean has killed at least three people as firefighters continued battling wildfires on Tuesday,

At least one person was killed in Spain where wildfires fueled by the current heat wave in Southern Europe continue to burn.

Spain is battling a series of devastating wildfires that have killed two people and destroyed thousands of hectares of forest and scrubland. There are currently 14 major active fires, Minister for Ecological Transition Sara Aagesen told radio station Cadena Ser on Wednesday.

Blazes force mass evacuations as deadly heatwave grips Southern Europe, with France, Italy, Portugal, Albania battling fires, record temperatures - Anadolu Ajansı

The fires have particularly scorched Spain this year, devouring over 157,000 hectares — more than triple the area burned during the same period in 2024

France’s red warning is for the south west of the country, with citizens told to remain “absolutely vigilant” as “everyone is at risk, even healthy people” during a heatwave, according to Meteo France, the country’s meteorological service.