French authorities warn that an “intense” heat wave will peak on Wednesday, and Spain’s will last until Sunday.

Across France and Spain, roughly 330,000 people have been driven from homes and vacation sites by fires of exceptional scale.

PARIS, Aug 12 (Reuters) - About 1,200 people were evacuated from a campsite due to two wildfires near the beach in the north of France, local officials said on Wednesday. The prefecture for the administrative department of Pas-de-Calais,

In France, around 50,000 people were evacuated from their homes overnight into Sunday, according to interior minister Laurent Nuñez. At least one person has died in a fire in Spain, officials said.

European heat waves have contributed to ongoing wildfires, prolonged drought and thousands of heat-related deaths.

A wildfire the size of Philadelphia is pushing near the French city of Bordeaux, where temperatures could soar into triple digits in the coming days.

From the storied cafés of Montparnasse to the cobblestone alleys in San Sebastián, on the centennial of ‘The Sun Also Rises,’ the Lost Generation’s impact can be felt throughout some of Europe’s most compelling destinations.

After years of preparation and an extraordinarily delicate transport operation, the Bayeux Tapestry arrived in England unharmed.