Washington: Washington Governor Bob Ferguson declared a statewide state of emergency and burn ban Saturday morning as an unprecedented wildfire crisis

Spain declared its first wildfire-related national emergency as France sought EU help for the Cap Ferret blaze. The heat-fuelled fires triggered mass evacuations and added pressure on reactor cooling and crops.

Spain declares national emergency as wildfires force thousands of evacuations, exacerbated by a European heatwave. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.