Rabat — Morocco is reportedly planning to send water-bombing aircraft to Spain to help fight devastating wildfires, according to a social media post from Germany’s embassy in Morocco.

A heatwave is continuing to affect the Iberian Peninsula. Thousands of firefighters have been deployed to battle ongoing blazes and towns have been evacuated. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited affected regions to meet with the heads of emergency teams.

This year is turning into one of the worst fire seasons in recent memory in Europe. Firefighters are struggling to contain out-of-control wildfires in western Spain and Portugal.

Firefighters are battling 21 blazes in western Spain, while a man in Portugal was killed while fighting wildfires.

Spain faces a severe wildfire season, with extensive blazes burning over 382,000 hectares. Firefighters, aided by German units, combat fires, particularly in Galicia and Jarilla. Human activity contributes to fire outbreaks,

Soldiers continue to help firefighters across Spain, including in and around the Galicia and Extremadura regions, following several major wildfires - and more are feared

Cooler air and rising humidity may give Spain’s scorched regions a reprieve, but the scale of devastation underscores a hotter political and climatic reality.

Two firefighters have died across Spain and Portugal as the Iberian peninsula grapples with devastating wildfires exacerbated by an enduring heatwave. Thousands of firefighters have been deployed across southern Europe in recent weeks to beat back a series of deadly blazes.

Two firefighters have been killed in Spain and Portugal, the authorities said on Monday, as wildfires ravage the Iberian peninsula during a sweltering heatwave. Both victims died in road accidents, taking the death toll to two in Portugal and four in Spain since the fires broke out in recent weeks.

During an extreme heatwave, Spain is battling massive forest fires, particularly in Galicia. The government and international partners are stepping up their efforts.