A blaze near Bordeaux has torn through more than 162 sq miles (420 sq km) in less than four days, while the Madrid region is seeing its worst fires ever.
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27 juli 14:21
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A blaze near Bordeaux has torn through more than 162 sq miles (420 sq km) in less than four days, while the Madrid region is seeing its worst fires ever.
Firefighters in eastern Spain were working to hold back a worsening wildfire on Monday.
Soaring temperatures in parts of France, Spain and Portugal could combine with dry conditions and strong winds to worsen the wildfire threat.
More than 300,000 people have been evacuated from their homes to safety in France and Spain.
A pyrocumulonimbus — a thundercloud created by intense heat — is a phenomenon that can spark new blazes and is “unprecedented in France,” officials said.
France and Spain are battling vast wildfires that have forced more than 325,000 people to flee, as a new heatwave looms.
Certain types of severe wildfire can create pyrocumulonimbus - something that Nasa calls the "fire-breathing dragon of clouds".
Blazes are about 15km from Bordeaux, but the city's mayor says there are no plans to evacuate.
French and Spanish authorities are struggling to contain the blazes, which are partly caused by successive heatwaves.