Firefighters and authorities in both European countries were caught off guard by the virulence of the fires, which have been fuelled by high temperatures and possibly the long-term effects of climate ...

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

France has appealed for international help, while Spain has declared a national emergency. More than 250,000 people have been forced from their homes and holiday resorts in the face of massive, ...

By Elizabeth Howcroft and Sergio Leon BORDEAUX, France/MADRID, July 25 (Reuters) - Wildfires on the coast of southwestern ...

More than 200,000 people forced to flee their homes as blazes rage ...