Firefighters struggle to put out wildfire in southwestern Spain

VALVERDE DEL CAMINO, Spain (AFP) -- Firefighters struggled Monday to control a rapidly expanding wildfire in southwestern Spain that has forced the evacuation of around 800 people due to shifting winds and difficult terrain, officials said. More than 600 firefighters backed by 26 water-dropping aircraft battled the bla

Europe has suffered a succession of heatwaves and droughts this year, which scientists say have been aggravated by human-generated climate change.

Firefighters struggled Monday to control a rapidly expanding wildfire in the southwestern province of Huelva that has forced the evacuation of around 800 people due to shifting winds and difficult terrain, officials said.