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Spain battles record fires even as end of heatwave brings lower temperatures
Spain tackled several major wildfires on Tuesday in one of the country's most destructive fire seasons in recent decades, despite temperatures dropping across the Iberian Peninsula. Thousands of firefighters aided by soldiers and water-bombing aircraft continued to fight fires tearing through parched woodland that were especially severe in northwestern Spain,
French, German firefighters help battle one of Spain's most destructive wildfires in decades
French firefighters were deployed to Spain as the country experiences one of its most destructive fire seasons in recent decades. Fires have burned over 382,000 hectares (1475 square miles), more than twice the size of metropolitan London.
So far, sparsely populated areas have been hardest hit, but thousands of residents have already been evacuated.
Soldiers continue to help firefighters across Spain, including in and around the Galicia and Extremadura regions, following ...
VILLANUEVA DE LA SIERRA, Spain, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Spain battled 14 major fires driven by high winds and aggravated by heat ...
Cooler air and rising humidity may give Spain’s scorched regions a reprieve, but the scale of devastation underscores a ...
Spain's environmental prosecutor has ordered officials to verify whether municipalities affected by wildfires complied with their ...
Spain continues to tackle several major wildfires in one of the country's most destructive fire seasons in recent decades, ...
A Portuguese firefighter suffered severe burns on Thursday in one of the wildfires ravaging central and northern parts of the ...
In neighbouring Portugal, where fires are also blazing, another firefighter was killed on Sunday in a "tragic" traffic ...
Spain's weather agency warned the public on Monday to be "cautious" of the "very high or extreme fire danger." ...
Spain is deploying a further 500 soldiers to battle wildfires that have torn through parched woodland during a prolonged ...
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Record area of land burnt as Spain battles worst fires in decades
Spain is seeing its most devastating forest fires in over 20 years, with 3,440 square kilometres of land destroyed by more ...
Every summer, forest fires sweep across Spain, dominating headlines and leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. This ...
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