At least two people are dead and thousands have been ordered to flee a rapidly spreading fire in California.

A rapidly moving fire in Northern California has forced thousands of residents to evacuate their homes.

Firefighters battle a wildfire in the Serra da Estrela nature park in central Portugal.

A large wildfire in drought-hit northeast Spain, which expanded alarmingly on Sunday, has forced the evacuation of eight villages and at least 1,500 people in Zaragoza province.

French firefighters tackle wildfires raging in the country's southeast as a huge blaze appears to be contained further west.

Hundreds of freighters from Germany, Poland, Romania and Italy were sent to Gironde, near Bordeaux.

France is battling a spate of wildfires, including a "monster" blaze in the parched southwest that has forced thousands to evacuate. 

A series of explosions at a bomb disposal site in Germany have caused a massive blaze in one of Berlin’s largest city forests​​​​​​​.

The fast-moving McKinney Fire in northern California near the Oregon border has forced 2,000 residents to evacuate and has destroyed homes and critical infrastructure since it broke out on Friday.

Millions of Americans are under extreme heat warnings, as the record-setting temperature rises, while a major fire ravaged part of California.