Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday said Spain's preparation for this summer's deadly wildfires, which burned a record amount of territory, was "clearly insufficient".

Four people died and thousands were evacuated in the country as a heatwave baked southern Europe last month, sparking a blame game between the Socialist government and the conservative opposition Popular Party (PP).

The Socialists say the PP failed to implement effective fire prevention policies in the regions it governs and played down climate change.

The PP blames the fires on arson and accuses the central government of withholding resources, including enough military support.

"We have had a clearly insufficient fire prevention policy," Sanchez said as he presented a "national pact against the climate emergency" in

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