https://cdnph.upi.com/ph/st/th/9241784804027/2026/upi_com/0189ade26c7f6af9ae363d7d63454851/v1.5/Southern-Europe-wildfires-kill-3-firefighters-force-thousands-to-flee.jpg" /> Three firefighters were killed and 12,000 people were forced to evacuate as wildfires continued to ravage areas of southern France, Italy and Spain.