Wildfires tore through south-western France and central Spain, forcing about 92,000 people to evacuate as crews battled multiple blazes. The crisis drew EU reinforcements and underscored how heat, wind and climate pressures are worsening fire risk across southern Europe.

Wildfires have raged through Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, sparking thousands of evacuations and claiming the life of an Italian firefighter.

Wildfires have raged through Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, sparking thousands of evacuations and claiming the life of an Italian firefighter.