The latest wildfires in southern Europe this week have displaced more than 250,000 people, including some 70,000 people who were evacuated in central Spain. A tree trunk burns in Lanton, in the Lege-Cap-Ferret region of south-western France (Emma Da Silva/AP) (Emma Da Silva/AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)Part of the race’s security detail will instead “reinforce the response efforts in the areas affected by the wildfires”, according to the statement announcing the “exceptional measures made necessary by the situation”. Firefighters spray water in a burning forest (Emma Da Silva/AP) (Emma Da Silva/AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)The government mobilised soldiers to join fire crews and was rushing in 1.5 million face masks to protect against choking smoke. It joined at least 18 other water- and retardant-dropping aircraft and helicopters that Nunez said were deployed in the Gironde region, working in rotation in the smoke-filled skies. A burned house and vehicle in Lanton (Emma Da Silva/AP) (Emma Da Silva/AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)He said more favourable weather on Saturday offered “a window of opportunity” for fire crews to bring the blazes under control.