Four dead as Spain hit by worst wildfires on record in 45C heatwave - Temperatures have soared to 45C in Spain in the past fortnight - so far fires have burned over an area the size of Mallorca

Up to 20 major wildfires are burning in total, the majority in Spain's northwestern region of Galicia, while there are several blazes in neighbouring Portugal.

Spain on Friday warned of "very high or extreme fire danger in most of the country," as firefighters there continue battling 14 blazes in temperatures up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit.

Spanish leader Pedro Sanchez promised on Sunday a "national pact" to deal with the climate emergency, as he visited a western region battling devastating wildfires."The government of Spain will work now so that in September we can have the bases of this national pact to mitigate and adapt to the climate emergency,

Spanish Police arrested a 21-year-old Moroccan man on Sunday after he broke into a church in Granada province and started a fire.

The European Commission is deploying firefighting aircraft to Spain, where at least seven have died as 14 wildfires have flared amid a European heat wave.

A fire that broke out in Oímbra, Orense, Spain, has burned more than 11,000 hectares as of Sunday, August 17, injuring three firefighters and leaving one in critical condition. Authorities arrested a 46-year-old man suspected of starting the fire while working with a tractor.

By Guillermo Martinez and Nacho Doce PALACIOS DE JAMUZ, Spain (Reuters) -Raging wildfires in Spain spread to the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountain range on Monday and authorities closed part of the popular Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.