People ordered to leave homes in France and on Costa del Sol while Portugal says heatwave has killed 238 so far
Huge wildfires swept across western Europe on Saturday, destroying swathes of land and forcing thousands from their homes amid a, with blistering summer temperatures that have allowed them to flourish expected to continue this week., more than 12,000 people were evacuated as strong winds frustrated efforts to contain a fire that raced across pine forests.
A Ryanair plane flies over a forest fire on the Mijas mountain range in Spain on Saturday, where more than 3,000 people were evacuated.In the south of the country, near the Costa del Sol, more than 3,000 people were evacuated from their homes due to a large wildfire near the town of Mijas. Many were taken to shelter in a sports centre, emergency services said.
Holidaymakers on the beach in Torremolinos described soaring plumes of smoke rising in the hills, where several aircraft were tackling the blaze., where the pilot of an aerial fire-fighting plane died on Friday when his plane crashed while on an operation in the Foz Côa area, near the Spanish border.
A firefighter helicopter flies over a wildfire near Bustelo village in Amarante, in the north of Portugal, on Saturday.There was some respite on Saturday for firefighters in Portugal, where temperatures dropped slightly across most of the country after reaching about 40C in recent days.
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