MADRID – As Spain enters its third week of heatwave alerts, firefighters continue to battle blazes in the northwest and west of the country, with army

Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece battled ongoing wildfires Friday, an important religious holiday in all three countries, as persistent hot, dry conditions challenged efforts to contain the blazes.

VILLANUEVA DE LA SIERRA, Spain, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Spain battled 14 major fires driven by high winds and aggravated by heat on Friday as authorities warned of "unfavourable conditions" to tackle flames that have already killed seven people and burned an area the size of London.

The European Commission is deploying firefighting aircraft to Spain, where at least seven have died as 14 wildfires have flared amid a European heat wave.

France’s red warning is for the south west of the country, with citizens told to remain “absolutely vigilant” as “everyone is at risk, even healthy people” during a heatwave, according to Meteo France, the country’s meteorological service.

Thousands of people have been evacuated in Spain due to deadly wildfires fuelled by a new heatwave.Heatwave causing wildfires across the Mediterranean has killed at least three people as firefighters continued battling wildfires on Tuesday,

Blazes force mass evacuations as deadly heatwave grips Southern Europe, with France, Italy, Portugal, Albania battling fires, record temperatures - Anadolu Ajansı

BRITS heading to Spain this week will bask in glorious sunshine – but tourists have been urged to be cautious amid high temperatures. A map has revealed the hottest places in the country