A man has died from burns and thousands of people have been forced to flee as wildfires sweep through parts of Spain, fuelled by strong winds during a searing heatwave across Europe.

The victim suffered serious burns as winds of up to 70 kilometres per hour (43 miles per hour) whipped the flames through Tres Cantos, a wealthy suburb north of the capital, Madrid, officials said on Tuesday.

The man later died in hospital, becoming the first death from dozens of wildfires to hit the country since the heatwave began last week.

The head of the regional government of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, said in a message on X that she “deeply regretted” the man’s death.

Hundreds of Tres Cantos residents were evacuated from their homes.

“In barely 40 minutes, the fire advanced 6km [3.7 miles],” Carlos

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