Wildfires Rage Across Heatwave-Hit Europe

Wildfires forced tens of thousands to evacuate across France, Spain, Greece and the United Kingdom as Western Europe endured a punishing heatwave.

A major blaze burned close to the Sizewell nuclear station in England, and new fires erupted in Greece as strong winds hampered firefighting.

In the US, Oregon braced for extreme fire weather over the weekend, with the state’s worst fire season already in sight.

The UN warned that a powerful El Niño would intensify heat on ‘a planet already on fire’, urging a halt to new fossil fuel projects.