A wildfire near the Tres Cantos area of Madrid has forced the evacuation of residents as emergency crews battle the spreading flames. The blaze broke out on Monday (11 August), Madrid officials said, as part of a series of fires across southern Europe. Officials said 180 people were evacuated from the Soto de Viñuelas, Fuente El Fresno, and Ciudad del Campo residential areas. Firefighters from the Comunidad de Madrid and the Civil Guard attended the scene, working to contain the fire which threatened homes. Scientists are calling the Mediterranean countries “a wildfire hotspot”, with blazes common during hot and dry summers. Climate change is making heatwaves and droughts more frequent and intense.

In and around Carucedo, roughly 400 residents were relocated, while another 700 were evacuated from towns close to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Las Medulas.

Fires threaten a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Spain as temperatures hit new records.

‘Fire whirls’ in the north forced hundreds from their homes as crews battled fires in Tres Cantos overnight

A wildfire near the Tres Cantos area of Madrid has forced the evacuation of residents as emergency crews battle the spreading flames. The blaze broke out on Monday (11 August),…

Extreme heat and strong winds in Spain caused 'fire whirls' on Monday night, as a hellish blaze burned several houses and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people, killing one…

Temperatures of 44C predicted as blazes rage across Europe

MADRID: A man died from burns and thousands of people were forced to flee as wildfires swept through parts of Spain on Tuesday, fueled by strong winds during a searing heatwave.…

Victim suffers serious burns amid strong winds that whip flames through Tres Canto near Madrid.

At least one person was killed in Spain where wildfires fueled by the current heat wave in Southern Europe continue to burn.

Watch as a team of firefighters come dangerously close to wildfires as they tear through northwestern Spain. Emergency services, alongside the help of a bulldozer, spent Monday…

Almost no region of the country has been spared by wildfires, which have overwhelmed thousands of firefighters. 'Spain is burning,' declared the country's major daily newspapers…