More than 360,000 people have been evacuated across France and Spain as both countries struggle to contain unprecedented peacetime wildfires.
Driven by constant extreme heatwaves and serious drought, the blazes have managed to scorch hundreds of thousands of acres, destroy hundreds of homes, and trigger national emergency responses.
A massive uncontained blaze in the southwest has advanced within seven miles of Bordeaux, heavily threatening the historic wine country. Moreover, estimates claim that over 250k residents and tourists were forced to flee, mostly from the Gironde and Landes departments.
The heat is so intense that these fires have managed to generate huge clouds. The self-feeding systems create dangerous whirlwinds and lightning bolts that spark huge blazes.