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From: Inside Story

What’s causing the unprecedented wildfires in Europe?

France and Spain have deployed thousands of firefighters, and neighbouring countries have sent help.

‘Difficult hours ahead’ as France and Spain continue to battle wildfires

More than 325,000 people forced from their homes in France and Spain as firefighters battle to contain flames.

Burned cars following a wildfire in Le Porge, in the Gironde Department, southwestern France. [Florian Plaucheur/AFP]

Airbus A400M making a drop over the wildfire near Lacanau, France. [Abdul Saboor/Pool via AP]

Firefighters work as flames burn during a wildfire at Ares, Gironde. [Stephane Mahe/Reuters]

Locals try to stop the wildfire near Lacanau. [Abdul Saboor/Reuters]

Gusting winds fed the flames overnight, accelerating the spread of the fire. [Abdul Saboor/Reuters]

The Gironde fire in southwest France has now burned 42,000 hectares (103,000 acres) of land, making it one of the country's biggest devastations of land since World War II. [Stephane Mahe/Reuters]

The remains of a structure damaged by a wildfire at Le Porge, Gironde. [Stephane Mahe/Reuters]

A fire burning further south in the Landes region forced the evacuation of 30,000 people last week. [Manon Cruz/Reuters]

French authorities said more than 220,000 people have been evacuated from the main wildfire raging in the southwest of the country that now threatens the city of Bordeaux. [Manon Cruz/Reuters]

The French government ordered 500 more soldiers to the wildfire zone in the southwest, bringing the total number deployed to 1,500. [Abdul Saboor/Pool via Reuters]