Wildfires have scorched thousands of acres of land in Spain and France as of Monday as a heat wave blankets southern Europe.

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Tens of thousands of residents and vacationers have been evacuated to escape the fires, but at least 2 fire-related fatalities were reported in Spain. There has also been a multitude of heat-related deaths across the region.

Scientists say that the climate crisis is making heat waves more intense and more frequent, as well as longer. Meanwhile, the unrelenting heat makes droughts worse and fires harder to fight, according to experts.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited Spain’s Extremadura region Monday, saying, ‘Climate change kills. It kills people, it kills our ecosystems and biodiversity.’

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