The European Union is sending two planes to help Spain tackle wildfires raging across the country, which have so far killed three people. Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told local media he had requested two water bomber aircraft from the EU to be deployed to the worst affected regions.

Severe forest fires are raging in the northern Spanish regions of Galicia and Asturias, fuelled by a persistent heatwave that is affecting large parts of Europe. At least two people have died so far,