270,000 people forced to flee raging wildfires in France and Spain | BBC News

Around 270,000 people in France and Spain have been forced to flee their homes to escape fires which have been raging for days, as winds and high temperatures hamper efforts to contain them.

In France, around 200,000 people have been evacuated in south-western regions of Gironde and Landes regions. The country has mobilised its military to help with the response and extra reinforcements from the army have been sent to help firefighters by clearing brush and creating fire breaks.

French President Emmanuel Macron held an emergency meeting with ministers as around 30 separate major fires rage – a situation which the government said was unprecedented.

In Spain, where a state of emergency has been declared, wildfires have been threatening the capital, Madrid. Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez admitted there are “complex times ahead”.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Joe Inwood.

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