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Tens of thousands of people have fled wildfires in south-west France while authorities have ordered the total evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula.
French President Emmanuel Macron requested help from the European Union as a heatwave continues to grip the continent.
Meanwhile, blazes have merged outside Madrid and Spain has for the first time declared a national emergency over fires.
More than 29 major fires have broken out in Spain so far this year, damaging a surface area five times greater than at the same stage in 2025, when a record area was destroyed, Environment Minister Sara Aagesen said in a social media post.