At least 12 people have been killed in one of southern Spain’s worst-ever wildfires, local officials said Friday, as tragic stories emerge of victims’ attempts to flee the inferno.

The crew was mobilized Friday by DEEP’s Forestry Division. It includes a mix of full-time staff and certified wildland firefighters who are available when called on.

The U.S. Forest Service has closed access to a large swath of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area northwest of Ely, and the agency has also banned campfires, as several small wildfires burn in the wilderness.

A wildfire in southwest France has scorched more than 11,000 acres and forced more than 10,000 people to evacuate from nearly 30 villages and towns, the French authorities said on

With climate-exacerbated heat waves triggering blazes across the US and around the world this summer, evacuation is fast becoming an existential challenge.

Deadly and destructive wildfires erupt in the US each year, burning millions of acres and destroying thousands of homes. CNN is tracking the trends.

British expats living in the area of Spain which was devastated by wildfires have spoken of panic as residents were told to evacuate. The fires broke out Thursday near the Sierra de Los Filabres mountains in Almeria province,

Authorities are working to suppress and contain multiple wildfires that broke out in Superior National Forest this week, and state officials say additional firefighting resources are "limited due to fire activity across the country.

A trio of wildfires burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of northern Minnesota has prompted emergency closures by the U.S. Forest Service. The Forest Service revealed Friday that three fires – known as the Bear Trap,

Spanish authorities say a wildfire has killed 12 people in Almeria in southern Spain as soaring temperatures gripped much of the country