Firefighters in Spain and Germany battle wildfires amid unusual heat for this time of year, covering southern and western Europe. It is reported by AP NEWS.

Spain suffered the most damage in the northwestern province of Zamora, where more than 25,000 hectares of forest were destroyed, regional authorities said.. And in Germany, residents of three villages near Berlin had to leave their homes due to an impending forest fire..

The Spanish authorities said that after three days of high temperatures, strong winds and low humidity, the air temperature dropped on Sunday morning. This allowed firefighters, supported by water-dropping aircraft, to cordon off the perimeter of a fire in the Sierra de la Culebra in Zamora.. However, the authorities warned that there was still a risk that adverse weather conditions could lead to a resurgence of the fire, which forced the evacuation of 18 villages..

Spain teeters on the brink of intensifying wildfires as record temperatures hit in June. Experts link abnormally hot period for Europe with climate change. Throughout the week, in many cities in Spain, the thermometers rose above 40 C - the temperature that usually occurs in August.

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Fortunately, on Sunday, August 19, the west and south of Europe felt some coolness: in Madrid it was no more than 24C, in Berlin - only +17. However, there was still unbearable heat to the east of Germany.. In particular, a temperature record was recorded in Prague and its environs: + 36C.