A heatwave is continuing to affect the Iberian Peninsula. Thousands of firefighters have been deployed to battle ongoing blazes and towns have been evacuated. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited affected regions to meet with the heads of emergency teams.

This year is turning into one of the worst fire seasons in recent memory in Europe. Firefighters are struggling to contain out-of-control wildfires in western Spain and Portugal.

Locals and tourists in Spain have been warned about dangerous wildfires across the country - with popular tourist spots at risk

Spain faces a severe wildfire season, with extensive blazes burning over 382,000 hectares. Firefighters, aided by German units, combat fires, particularly in Galicia and Jarilla. Human activity contributes to fire outbreaks,

Two firefighters have died across Spain and Portugal as the Iberian peninsula grapples with devastating wildfires exacerbated by an enduring heatwave. Thousands of firefighters have been deployed across southern Europe in recent weeks to beat back a series of deadly blazes.

Joaquín Ramírez of Technosylva, a Spanish company that specialises in prevention and response to wildfires, attributed this year’s litany of fires to “a combination of abandonment of rural areas, abandonment of managing [the land] and the stress exerted on our forest areas”.

Wildfires in Spain spanning a burnt area twice the size of London will trigger disaster declarations for the worst affected regions, its prime minister said, clearing the way for funding for aid and reconstruction.

Spain's weather agency warned the public on Monday to be "cautious" of the "very high or extreme fire danger."