A wildfire engulfed homes in a picturesque Croatian resort overnight, killing one person, injuring 40 and forcing 1,200 to evacuate, as the EU warned that pockets of ‘very extreme’ wildfire conditions stretched across the continent.
Hundreds more were evacuated from a beach resort in northern Greece and from a village in southwest France.
Record-breaking heat and drought that scientists link to climate change have created ideal conditions for wildfires across Europe this summer, especially in France, Spain and Greece. The Balkans region has also endured several heatwaves.
Local residents and tourists described scenes of chaos as they fled in their cars from a fire
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