Spain sent troops and additional police to Ceuta after officials estimated that between 50,000 and 60,000 people entered from Morocco. Dozens died during the crossing, while Brussels offered operational and financial support.
More than 250,000 residents and holidaymakers have left areas threatened by fires in France and Spain. The largest fronts remain active near Bordeaux and west of Madrid, with another intense heatwave forecast for France.
At least 12 people have been killed and more than 20 are missing after a wildfire swept through hills near Los Gallardos in Spain's Almería province. Most of the dead were foreign holidaymakers and residents, including British and Belgian nationals, many overtaken as they fled along a dry riverbed while flames driven by extreme heat and wind bore down on them.
An exceptionally early and intense heatwave has gripped Europe around the summer solstice, smashing June records and overwhelming health and emergency services. Spain's mortality monitor has tied more than 200 deaths to the heat in four days, while in France at least 40 people have drowned seeking relief and two young children died in a parked car.
The cruise ship MV Hondius reached Tenerife early on 10 May 2026 after a deadly hantavirus outbreak on board. Spanish health authorities began evacuating passengers from anchor off Granadilla harbour from Sunday morning, flying them out under strict biosecurity and into quarantine. Officials say no one on board is currently showing symptoms.