Infernos across Southern Europe have scorched hundreds of thousands of hectares, in what could be the continent’s worst ever modern peacetime disasters.

The violence of fires, fuelled by high temperatures and the long-term effects of climate change, has caught authorities off guard, with firefighters in Spain admitting the fires…

In Spain, fires are continuing to rage in the Madrid area and in the province of Ávila, with thousands forced to flee their homes. #EuropeNews