Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in southwestern France as strong winds push flames toward the city of Bordeaux, and one official said they are “far from having the fire under control.”

More than 250,000 people in France and Spain have fled fires that have raged for days, as winds and high temperatures hamper efforts to contain them. Overnight, seven towns west of Bordeaux were ordered to evacuate their residents.

In Spain, where a state of emergency has been declared, a change in weather conditions has helped firefighters outside Madrid.

The Spanish president, Pedro Sánchez, admitted that “complex times” lie ahead. Meanwhile, Valencia authorities confirmed the death of a man in a fire.

The man, in his 70s, was found dead in his car by firefighters while they were putting out a fire in the Salt de l’Aigua ravine, in Manises, according to local media.

In France, some 200,000 people have been evacuated in the southwestern regions of Gironde and Landes.

France has mobilized its military to help with the response and additional army reinforcements have been sent to assist firefighters by clearing brush and creating firebreaks.