In southern France a wildfire in the region of Gironde is still active, while two major fires in central Spain are finally coming under control, ahead of the fourth heat wave of the summer.

Madrid and Paris have called in EU help as flames whipped up by strong winds and boosted by drought tore through tinder-dry forests.

Firefighters battled throughout the night and into Monday morning to tackle 'monster' wildfires in France as Spain, as authorities warned of a fresh heatwave set to engulf the…