Spain has deployed nearly 2,000 troops to help firefighters tackle wildfires that have devastated swathes of the country, as temperatures hit highs of 45C.A severe 16-day-long heatwave has fuelled around 20 wildfires,

Firefighters are battling several wildfires in Greece as a scorching heatwave wreaks havoc across southern Europe. In the past 24 hours alone, more than 152 new fires have broken out across Greece - and thousands of people have been evacuated. Around 4,850 firefighters are engaged in a multi-front battle to contain the flames.