Evacuation orders have been triggered after a wildfire erupted near the city of Brig, Switzerland.

Footage captured on July 17 shows the intense flames burning through woodland in a valley.

The filmer told Newsflare: "Given the windy warm weather and drought conditions and difficult mountain terrain firefighters could hardly battle it, and it quickly grew out of control, burning all night and still going on Tuesday morning.

"Luckily the winds have calmed down, and there is a slight chance of thunderstorm/rain this evening."

A forest fire started in the late afternoon near the city of Brig, Switzerland, above the village of Bitsch ( no joke ). Given the windy warm weather and drought conditions and difficult mountain terrain firefighters could hardly battle it, and it quickly grew out of control, burning all night and still going on this tuesday morning. Luckily the winds have calmed down, and there is a slight chance of thunderstorm / rain this evening.
These images are shot with various cameras and lenses, many strong telelenses, from above Brig ( from the road that leads to the Simplon mountain pass. ) looking north across the Rhone river valley.