At least 11 people have been killed in a fast-moving wildfire that tore through a tourist area in Andalusia, southern Spain, trapping motorists in burning vehicles or as they tried to flee on foot.

Spain wildfire kills 12 in Bedar as heatwave fuels deadly blaze, prompting evacuations, mourning and a major emergency response across Andalusia.

Wildfire burning out of control in southern France earlier this week forced evacuation of over 10,000 people from two dozen small towns and villages