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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
William Christou

More than 250,000 people flee wildfires in France and Spain

Trees on fire as smoke ascends into the sky
A fire in El Tiemblo, to the west of Madrid. Spain has declared a national emergency over the wildfires for the first time ever. Photograph: César Manso/AFP/Getty Images

Unrestrained wildfires in Spain and France have forced more than 250,000 people to flee, authorities from both countries have said, as they struggle to contain the blazes.

About 70,000 people were evacuated from central Spain, while 197,000 people fled in France, including tens of thousands from the wine region city of Bordeaux.

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