Wildfires force 135,000 to be evacuated across France and Spain

A firefighter waters burning tires and barrels while battling a wildfire west of Madrid The latest figures from the French interior minister mean around 135,000 people have been evacuated across France and Spain. As we just reported, the minister said 110,000 people have been evacuated in south-west France as fires burn in the Gironde and Landes regions. Across the border in Spain, a further 25,000 people have been evacuated and more than 20,000 are in lockdown, according to officials in Madrid,