More than 300,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain The latest wave of wildfires sweeping across France and Spain has brought home a stark reality: this summer is shaping up to be one for the record books when it comes to devastating blazes ravaging the continent.
Flames have engulfed towns, forcing tens of thousands to flee, and choking city centers with acrid smoke.
More than 300,000 people have been forced to abandon their homes in France and Spain alone, with entire regions reduced to smoldering ruins.