Spain Wildfires

As the planet continues to warm, so grows the list of countries impacted by wildfires. Turkey, Greece and Spain have all dealt with blazes this year, and this month's wildfire in Hawaii killed at least 115 and razed the town of Lahaina.

Emergency services said the fire was now affecting 10 towns, although 11 had been evacuated as a precaution.

Thousands more people were evacuated from their homes on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday as a wildfire raging in the north of the island remained out of control, but the flames have so far avoided major tourist areas.

Hundreds of firefighters on Friday were battling Spain's first major forest fire of the year, which has so far forced 1,500 people to evacuate their homes, officials said.

A cry of "run, run, run, run" rang out across the hillside as a wall of flame fed by high winds swept down towards four Spanish firefighters, engulfing tinder-dry bracken seconds after they fled for their lives.

A Spanish man who fled a wildfire with his clothes in flames after trying to dig a trench to protect his town was in serious condition in hospital but managed to communicate with his wife, a family friend told Reuters on Tuesday.

Passengers on board a train in Spain found themselves surrounded by flames on Monday as a wildfire tore through vegetation near the track in the north-western province of Zamora.

Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and France, with hundreds of deaths blamed on soaring temperatures that scientists say are consistent with climate change.

Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put authorities on alert in parts of Europe.

Firefighters battled wildfires in Spain and Portugal Tuesday as Western Europe faced its second heatwave in less than a month which threatened glaciers in the Alps and worsened drought conditions.

Firefighters battled to bring raging wildfires under control in several parts of Spain on Saturday amid dry and windy conditions, as a heatwave pushed temperatures close to record highs.

Firefighters used water-carrying planes on Saturday as they battled to control a wildfire in Spain's Costa Brava region that has forced 350 people to be evacuated from their homes, the regional fire service said.

Hundreds of firefighters battled on Saturday to contain wildfires in southern France as a stifling heatwave brought record-breaking temperatures to parts of Europe, killing at least three people in Italy.

Overnight rain and calmer winds on Tuesday helped firefighters tame a spate of deadly wildfires that broke out over the weekend, devouring homes and killing 41 people in Portugal and another four in northern Spain.

More than 1,000 people have been evacuated after a wildfire fuelled by intense heat roared through brush surrounding a popular tourist resort on Spain's Costa Blanca, officials said today.

As the planet continues to warm, so grows the list of countries impacted by wildfires. Turkey, Greece and Spain have all dealt with blazes this year, and this month's wildfire in Hawaii killed at least 115 and razed the town of Lahaina.

Emergency services said the fire was now affecting 10 towns, although 11 had been evacuated as a precaution.

Thousands more people were evacuated from their homes on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday as a wildfire raging in the north of the island remained out of control, but the flames have so far avoided major tourist areas.

Hundreds of firefighters on Friday were battling Spain's first major forest fire of the year, which has so far forced 1,500 people to evacuate their homes, officials said.

A cry of "run, run, run, run" rang out across the hillside as a wall of flame fed by high winds swept down towards four Spanish firefighters, engulfing tinder-dry bracken seconds after they fled for their lives.

A Spanish man who fled a wildfire with his clothes in flames after trying to dig a trench to protect his town was in serious condition in hospital but managed to communicate with his wife, a family friend told Reuters on Tuesday.

Passengers on board a train in Spain found themselves surrounded by flames on Monday as a wildfire tore through vegetation near the track in the north-western province of Zamora.

Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and France, with hundreds of deaths blamed on soaring temperatures that scientists say are consistent with climate change.

Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put authorities on alert in parts of Europe.

Firefighters battled wildfires in Spain and Portugal Tuesday as Western Europe faced its second heatwave in less than a month which threatened glaciers in the Alps and worsened drought conditions.

Firefighters battled to bring raging wildfires under control in several parts of Spain on Saturday amid dry and windy conditions, as a heatwave pushed temperatures close to record highs.

Firefighters used water-carrying planes on Saturday as they battled to control a wildfire in Spain's Costa Brava region that has forced 350 people to be evacuated from their homes, the regional fire service said.

Hundreds of firefighters battled on Saturday to contain wildfires in southern France as a stifling heatwave brought record-breaking temperatures to parts of Europe, killing at least three people in Italy.

Overnight rain and calmer winds on Tuesday helped firefighters tame a spate of deadly wildfires that broke out over the weekend, devouring homes and killing 41 people in Portugal and another four in northern Spain.

More than 1,000 people have been evacuated after a wildfire fuelled by intense heat roared through brush surrounding a popular tourist resort on Spain's Costa Blanca, officials said today.