Wind and record-breaking heat are fuelling the continent’s explosive fire season, with Spain and France among worst hit

The amount of land burned by wildfires across Europe has increased by 57 per cent in four years, according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe.

As wildfires rage across parts of Europe, the WHO has warned of a sharp rise in wildfires across the region and their growing toll on human health.

Firefighters in France and Spain are battling massive wildfires that have displaced over 320,000 people and threatened Bordeaux as another heatwave looms. Fires remain out of…