IN PICS: Heatwave triggers massive wildfire in Spain, 40 evacuated

As many as 40 people have been evacuated from the area and 22 of them spent the night in a shelter located in Flix. Meanwhile, another wildfire was brought under control in Humanes, in the central region of Madrid, officials said../ Image: Twitter @VictorLeonardi2

Regional spokesman Miquel Buch said it was one of the worst fires in Catalonia in the past 20 years. Around 350 fire-fighters worked throughout the night to stabilise the perimeter of wildfire with the help of around 80 fire vehicles, 10 tractors and heavy machinery. This handout picture released on June 26, 2019 by the firefighters of Catalonia, Bombers Generalitat Catalunya, shows a wildfire at Torre de l´Espanyol in Ribera d´Ebro, on the banks of the river Ebre, northeastern Spain. (Photo by Handout / Bombers Generalitat Catalunya / AFP)