Live: More than 40,000 evacuated in southwestern France as wildfire remains out of control

Summary

More than 40,000 were evacuated from southwestern France over the past two days as wildfires continued to sweep through the region and were not yet under control, the local prefect said Friday. Spain’s government declared a national emergency and hundreds of firefighters backed by water-bombing planes battled the blazes fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.