Spain: Thousands evacuate as heatwave fuels blazes near Madrid

Thousands of people have been forced to flee wildfires burning across parts of France, Spain and Italy, France 24 reports. Hundreds of firefighters, backed by water-bombing planes, are battling the blazes, which have been fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds. The fires, which France 24 describes as deadly, continued to spread on Friday, with evacuations underway near Madrid.

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