Countries battling wildfires across Europe amid heatwave conditionspublished at 16:13 BST
Image source, ReutersA firefighter works to extinguish a wildfire near Formariz, Spain, on Wednesday
Greece is one of several European nations suffering devastating wildfires after a succession of heatwaves and little rain created favourable conditions for them.
Since mid-July wildfires have torn through France, Spain, and Portugal, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate their homes.
Officials in the Spanish capital Madrid have said the fires are the worst the region has ever experienced.
More than 200,000 hectares of land has burnt across the country in 2026, roughly five times above the average by this point in the year, EU data shows.
A wildfire that broke out in the Gironde region of France was last week described by French President Emmanuel Macron as “completely unprecedented”.
The UK has also been battling wildfires, with a blaze that devastated heathland in Suffolk declared stable on Saturday.
