Conwy villagers flee homes as wildfires burn in Wales and England

Major incidents declared in north Wales and Derbyshire as Natural England warns of ‘exceptional fire risk’

Villagers were evacuated from their homes as a wildfire swept across a mountainside in north Wales, prompting firefighters to declare a major incident.

People described hearing the crackling fire advancing down Conwy Mountain towards homes as ash fell from a sky turned dark by thick smoke.