Two firefighters died in France, and another died in Italy while working to tackle wildfires that have devastated Europe this week. #EuropeNews

Wildfires raged on Wednesday in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, having claimed the lives of three firefighters and sparked thousands of evacuations.

Around 6,000 firefighters, forest guards and civil protection officials were sent to southern Italian island Sicily today, where wildfires have been raging for several days.

The fires come as southern Europe endures another spell of severe heat, with temperatures topping 40C in some areas.

Wildfires continued to sweep across swathes of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday, forcing thousands to flee from blazes fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds. In…