Mediterranean countries are a growing wildfire hotspot, with scientists warning that climate change is driving increasingly hot and dry summers

Fast-moving wildfires have broken out in Spain and southern France , killing one and leaving several others injured as tourists and locals are forced to evacuate.

The fire has spread across 11,000 hectares of land

Mediterranean countries are a growing wildfire hotspot, with scientists warning that climate change is driving increasingly hot and dry summers

Deadly blaze in France and mass evacuations in Spain and Portugal as extreme temperatures fuel fire risk

The inferno devastated an area of southern France the size of Paris after erupting on Tuesday afternoon