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Wildfires in Spain and Portugal force evacuations and deployment of thousands of emergency personnel

A heatwave is continuing to affect the Iberian Peninsula. Thousands of firefighters have been deployed to battle ongoing ...

Spain and Portugal fires kill two more as Spanish troops battle blazes

Spain has sent 500 more troops to fight raging wildfires, bringing the total deployed to 1,900, as the death toll from the ...
Courthouse News Service8h

Wildfires ravage Spain and Portugal as Europe suffers devastating fire season

This year is turning into one of the worst fire seasons in recent memory in Europe. Firefighters are struggling to contain ...

Spain deploys another 500 soldiers to tackle wildfires - as part of Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route closed

Up to 20 major wildfires are burning in total, the majority in Spain's northwestern region of Galicia, while there are ...
Majorca Daily Bulletin14h

Spain's wildfires disrupt Camino de Santiago route, spread to mountains

Defence minister attributes fires to climate change, heat wave. The Interior ministry said 27 people have been arrested and ...
China Daily3h

Spain sends more soldiers to fight wildfire

The new deployment of firefighting soldiers will help douse the 20 or so active large-scale wildfires in Spain that have ...

Spain Wildfires Burn Area Equivalent To Half Million Soccer Fields: Report

Deadly wildfires ravaging Spain have burnt the equivalent of nearly half a million football fields this year, setting a new ...