More than 300,000 people have fled their homes or holiday accommodation as major wildfires continue to spread across France and Spain, prompting one of the largest civilian evacuation operations in modern French history and the first nationwide wildfire emergency ever declared in Spain. The largest fire remains in France's Gironde region, where flames have advanced towards Bordeaux after days of extreme heat, drought and strong winds.

Fires move closer to Madrid and Bordeaux, which are home more than eight million people in total

France and Spain sought EU help after wildfires forced about 80,000 people from homes, resorts and villages.