French firefighters join Spanish colleagues to tackle country's wildfires | AFP

Even for us, who are experienced, accustomed to natural disasters, this work is abnormal," says Lieutenant Colonel Vianney Labbe, a French firefighter, describing the situation in Spain, where international teams are helping efforts against historic wildfires. More than 60 firefighters with trucks and two planes have been sent from France to help their overwhelmed counterparts in Spain's northwestern Zamora province.