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THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE in Spain have been evacuated to escape wildfires burning across large areas of land.
A volunteer firefighter has died in the city of Léon in the northwest of the country, while another man died after suffering serious burns in the suburb of Tres Cantos north of Madrid.
The country has been experiencing an intense heatwave since last week, enabling dozens of wildfires that have been further fuelled by strong winds.
The Spanish meteorological agency AEMET has issued high temperature warnings for dozens of towns and cities, with temperatures expected to reach as high as 39 degrees Celsius today.
Extreme weather events and impacts like wildfires are expected to become more frequent and more intense as climate change destabilises Earth’s climate and creates conditions that are conducive to wildfires and other events.
Photographs captured over the last few days give an insight into the scale of the wildfires, the effects, and the ongoing firefighting efforts.
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