Ordered to flee their homes as wildfires raged nearby, Spanish villagers often only had minutes to seize what they could: most pets were banned and some had no chance to grab their medicine.

France hustled 197,000 people from areas around Bordeaux - including vacation spots crowded this time of year - in what was "probably" the biggest peacetime evacuation the country…

The people of Robledo near Madrid who fled apocalyptic scenes now don’t know when they will be able to go home