Firefighters in Spain and France battle raging wildfires – video

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Widespread wildfires are causing severe destruction in Spain's Madrid region and northeast, as well as southwestern France near Saumos and Sainte-Hélène. The fires, intensified by high temperatures and climate crisis effects, have forced major evacuations, with emergency units deployed to contain the blazes.

Footage shows the extent of the devastation caused by wildfires in Cenicientos in the Madrid region of Spain on Friday. Members of Spain's military emergency unit sought to contain the blazes in the Madrid region and in Cuevas de Cañart in the country's north-east. In France, dozens of firefighters battled flames threatening homes around the towns of Saumos and Sainte-Hélène in the south-west on Friday as a wildfire swept in the nearby forest. The virulence of the wildfires, fuelled by high temperatures and the long-term effects of the climate crisis, caught fire crews and authorities off guard in both countries France and Spain race to control wildfires as more than 250,000 evacuated – live Continue reading...