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Spain battles record wildfires even

Spain battles record wildfires even as the end of a heat wave brings lower temperatures

The fires have ravaged small, sparsely populated towns in the country's northwest, forcing locals in many cases to act as firefighters. About 2,382 square miles have burned across Spain and Portugal.

Spain suffers worst wildfires on record as area twice the size of London burns

Spain has endured the worst fire season on record, with devastating blazes continuing to destroy homes and land across the country.

The Associated Press on MSN · 18h

Spain deploys 500 more troops to battle wildfires during extended heatwave

Spain is deploying 500 more soldiers to help battle wildfires that have ravaged parched woodlands during a prolonged heatwave, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said.

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Spain wildfires: decades of rural decline made the blazes worse, but robust local economies can prevent further destruction – here’s how

The key to preventing forest fires is creating a rural economy based on the use of forests. While this would generate ...

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Spain battles 14 major fires with more expected

VILLANUEVA DE LA SIERRA, Spain, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Spain battled 14 major fires driven by high winds and aggravated by heat ...

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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 ...

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Wildfires scorch 30,000 more hectares in Spain

Authorities have evacuated thousands of residents from dozens of villages. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

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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 ...

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Wildfires reach southern slopes of Spain's Picos de Europa mountains

Spain's worst wave of wildfires on record spread to the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountains on Monday and ...

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

Spain's worst wave of wildfires in at least two decades spread to the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountain range ...

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‘Like a hurricane’: Spain, Portugal battle wildfires as death toll mounts

More than 343,000 hectares of land – the equivalent of nearly half a million football pitches – destroyed this year in Spain, ...

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