Spain declares national emergency as wildfires rage; France evacuates 40,000

Spain has declared a national emergency after fast-moving wildfires forced around 10,000 people to flee their homes near Madrid, while southern France has evacuated an estimated 40,000 residents as two major blazes continue to spread amid an intense European heatwave.

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