A race against time for crews battling Europe's raging wildfires - as conditions tipped to heat up.

More than a quarter of a million people have fled across Spain and France, reducing villages to ghost towns.

French crews are fighting flames near Bordeaux, and efforts continue near Madrid to stop flare-ups. 

UK correspondent Gavin Grey unpacked the extent of the damage.

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A race against time for crews battling Europe's raging wildfires - as conditions tipped to heat up.
More than a quarter of a million people have fled across Spain and France, reducing villages to ghost towns.
French crews are fighting flames near Bordeaux, and efforts continue near Madrid to stop flare-ups.&nbsp;
UK correspondent Gavin Grey unpacked the extent of the damage.
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Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on the wildfires tearing through France and Spain

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