DEADLY wildfires are sweeping through Spain and France with hotels and popular beach bars being evacuated.
Southern Spain was set alight after a terrifying forest fire erupted near a beach resort in a blaze described by an official as the fastest-spreading fire he has ever seen.
A beach in Tarifa, Spain was engulfed in flames[/caption]
Spain is experiencing a prolonged heatwave with temperatures reaching 43C in some areas[/caption]
Hundreds of people are said to have rushed for cover in a shelter in Algeciras after a fire ripped through Tarifa.
Locals and tourists were evacuated from hotels and homes as the flames were fanned towards a beach bars and nearby campsites.
The fires were also fast approaching the N-340 highway and the Estrecho Natural Park.
A team of up to 17 aircraft were deployed to battle the blazes since Sunday.
Firefighters were still working to extinguish the fires on Wednesday.
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