Wildfire in Spain burns 15,000 hectares, forces evacuation of over 1,000 residents

Firefighters battling wildfire in northeastern Spain, which has burnt 15,000 hectares of land and forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 residents, according to the local government in Aragon. Countries across Europe battled wildfires amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes, with thousands of people evacuated.

A historically hot summer has contributed to the deaths of thousands of people -- and increased the risk of forest fires.