MADRID – As Spain enters its third week of heatwave alerts, firefighters continue to battle blazes in the northwest and west of the country, with army

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VILLANUEVA DE LA SIERRA, Spain, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Spain battled 14 major fires driven by high winds and aggravated by heat on Friday as authorities warned of "unfavourable conditions" to tackle flames that have already killed seven people and burned an area the size of London.

Temperatures could exceed 42 C (107 F), according to the Spanish Meteorological Agency, which has issued alerts for more than 30 provinces across the country, and the city of Córdoba is facing one of the most intense days of this second summer heatwave.

France’s red warning is for the south west of the country, with citizens told to remain “absolutely vigilant” as “everyone is at risk, even healthy people” during a heatwave, according to Meteo France, the country’s meteorological service.

Thousands of people have been evacuated in Spain due to deadly wildfires fuelled by a new heatwave.Heatwave causing wildfires across the Mediterranean has killed at least three people as firefighters continued battling wildfires on Tuesday,

A victim in Spain suffers serious burns, while the others were killed while fighting fires in Spain and Montenegro.

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.