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\n Michelle Williams in Spain with her fiance – CREDIT: Michelle Williams <\/p>\n
\n Michelle Williams in Spain with her fiance – CREDIT: Michelle Williams <\/p>\n
\n A woman from Chichester has described the frightening moment she realised a rapidly spreading wildfire was threatening the area around her holiday accommodation in Spain.\n <\/p>\n
LISTEN: Michelle Williams from Chichester talking to V2 Radio’s News Editor, Philip Keeler talking about how she escaped a Spanish wildfire:\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Michelle Williams was staying at an Airbnb in the El Pinar area with her fianc\u00e9 when she received an urgent message from her mother, who was following reports of the fire from Sussex.<\/p>\n
Speaking to V2 Radio, Michelle said her mother had warned her that the blaze was spreading quickly near the property.<\/p>\n
Michele and her husband-to-be managed to escape, describing the sky as they drove home as orange, filled with smoke.<\/p>\n
The alert came as firefighters across southern Europe continued to battle major wildfires fuelled by exceptionally hot and dry conditions.<\/p>\n
Wildfires have affected parts of Spain, France, Portugal and Turkey during July, causing evacuations, destroying homes and placing increasing pressure on firefighting resources.<\/p>\n
Spain has been among the countries worst affected, with large fires reported around Madrid, \u00c1vila, Castell\u00f3n and parts of Andaluc\u00eda.<\/p>\n
In France, thousands of firefighters have been tackling a major blaze in the Gironde region near Bordeaux, while evacuations have also taken place in parts of south-west Turkey.<\/p>\n
The European Union has deployed firefighting aircraft, helicopters and ground crews to assist national emergency services in France and Spain.<\/p>\n
Maria Zuber, head of the EU\u2019s Emergency Response Coordination Centre, warned that the wildfire threat was beginning to move towards Greece, Italy and central Europe.<\/p>\n
She said that if severe conditions continued across the Iberian Peninsula while the risk spread east, \u201cwe will have all Europe on fire\u201d.<\/p>\n
High temperatures, dry vegetation, strong winds and a lack of rain have created conditions in which fires can ignite and spread rapidly.<\/p>\n
The EU said seven aircraft and four helicopters had been sent to France, while Spain had received six aircraft and three ground firefighting teams.<\/p>\n
Michelle\u2019s experience highlights how quickly conditions can change and the importance of monitoring official warnings when staying in an area affected by wildfires.<\/p>\n
People travelling in affected parts of Europe are being advised to follow instructions from local authorities, keep evacuation routes clear and be prepared to leave immediately if ordered to do so.<\/p>\n
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