Wildfires

Wildfires - Spain

Spanish authorities said Thursday that they evacuated 70 people from their homes to ensure their safety as a wildfire burned unchecked in southern Andalusia.

Emergency services for fighting wildfires in the Andalusia region said that heavy winds with gusts as strong as 80 kph (50 mph) have fanned the flames that broke out on Wednesday in Tarifa near the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.

Wildfires - Florida, USA

Crews in Volusia County say they are battling more than a dozen wildfires on Thursday morning. One of those is the Double Gate fire, which was once contained within the Tiger Bay State Forest, but reignited this week. The fire has burned a total of 3,000-acres.

In total, there are about 18 wildfire burning across the county. To help tackle the flames burning thousands of acres, crews from the Panhandle and Ocala are helping to fight the fire from the ground and air.