At least one person was killed in Spain where wildfires fueled by the current heat wave in Southern Europe continue to burn.

A wildfire that broke out on Monday, August 11, near Madrid in the Tres Cantos area, killed one person and forced the evacuation of 180 residents. The blaze, fueled by a record-breaking heatwave affecting Spain and Portugal,

A man has died in a wildfire north of Madrid, as Spain faces a brutal heatwave. Broadcaster RTVE reported that the man, aged around 50, was found with severe burns on Monday evening in the Tres Cantos municipality and died shortly afterwards in hospital.