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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 ...

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 to probe whether wildfire-hit towns drafted prevention plans

Spain's environmental prosecutor has ordered officials to verify whether municipalities affected by wildfires complied with their ...

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 ...

Four dead as wildfires rage in Spain and Europe

Spain's weather agency warned the public on Monday to be "cautious" of the "very high or extreme fire danger." ...

Spain Deploys 500 More Soldiers as Wildfires Rage Across Europe

Spain deploys 500 additional soldiers to fight devastating wildfires as extreme heat fuels blazes across Europe.
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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 ...

European Commission intervenes as wildfires kill at least 7 in Spain

The European Commission is deploying firefighting aircraft to Spain, where at least seven have died as 14 wildfires have ...

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 ...