On Sunday, the winds that had hampered the extinguishing work subsided, but the fires raging in Ávila and Madrid “cannot be considered completely under control,” reports El País. Thousands have also been evacuated in Valencia due to a fire.
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited an evacuation centre in Villamata outside Madrid on Sunday to speak to those affected.
"I am very worried, and we still have a long summer ahead of us," the king said, according to El Mundo.
According to AFP, around 350,000 people have been evacuated in Spain and neighbouring France due to the large fires.
In southwestern France, fires are raging out of control - the prefect of Gironde is urging tourists to consider other travel destinations.
On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron called an emergency meeting to discuss the situation.
An unusual weather phenomenon in the Gironde fire has caused the fire to “create its own winds.” Firefighters from across France, the military and farmers are coordinating the firefighting effort.
Around 42,000 hectares have burned in a few days in Gironde – an area equivalent to the entire island of Öland. Dangerous smoke has been measured in large parts of southwestern France, according to health authorities.
