Wildfires continued to rage through parts of France and Spain on Friday, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate and authorities to ask European Union neighbors for help.
French authorities ordered the total evacuation of the tourist Cap Ferret peninsula off the Atlantic coast, with many boarding boats to flee.
In Spain, two fires converged near the capital, Madrid, with authorities declaring a national emergency, the first over a wildfire.Heat waves fuel wildfires across southern EuropeTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
What do we know about France's Cap Ferret fire?
Over 60,000 people evacuated the area in and around Cap Ferret as the blaze consumed some 100 square kilometers (38 square miles) of land.
