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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 firefighters. About 2,382 square miles have burned across Spain and Portugal.

The Seattle Times · 1d

Record area of land burned as Spain battles worst fires in decades

So far, sparsely populated areas have been hardest hit, but thousands of residents have already been evacuated.

Associated Press News on MSN · 5d

Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires as heat wave is expected to last for days

The fires in Spain this year have burned 158,000 hectares or 610 square miles, according to the European Union’s European Forest Fire Information System. That is an area roughly as big as metropolitan London.

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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." ...

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Huge wildfires stabilising in Spain, cooler forecast fuels hope worst is over

By Nacho Doce and Guillermo Martinez GONDULFES, Spain (Reuters) -Wildfires raging in northern and western Spain have burned ...

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 ...

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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Telefonica renewed one Huawei 5G contract in Spain until 2030, report says

Telefonica renewed a contract with Chinese manufacturer Huawei (HWT.UL) to supply equipment for its 5G mobile core network ...

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California was comfortable, this American woman says, but ‘everyone is much happier’ since the family moved to Spain

Colleen Crowley and her family wanted more than their “sheltered” life in Montecito could offer. They packed everything into ...

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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 ...

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Spain’s neo-fascist Vox party launches anti-Muslim campaign

Exploiting the PSOE-Sumar government’s assault on immigrants and workers, Vox is reviving the most reactionary traditions of ...

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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.