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

A heatwave with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 Fahrenheit, on several days this month was expected to last ...

EU sends wildfire help to Spain as death toll rises

The European Union has sent two firefighting planes to Spain to help battle raging wildfires, after the country activated the ...

Wildfire near Spanish capital under control as one person dies

MADRID - Firefighters have contained a wildfire near the Spanish capital Madrid, in the Tres Cantos area, which killed one ...
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Spain pulls the wildfire ‘pre-emergency’ lever

Spain issues a wildfire pre-emergency: what the alert means, where fires are active, and quick safety steps to protect your ...

Giant cloud of smoke seen over Madrid as wildfires rage in central Spain

The fire broke out in the town of Mentrida in the Castile-La Mancha region, around 30 miles southwest of the capital ...

Greece, Spain and Portugal race to contain wildfires as EU steps up cross-border help

ATHENS, Greece -- Fire crews in Greece, Spain and Portugal raced to contain wildfires on Thursday, taking advantage of calmer winds that slowed the blazes even as much of southern Europe remained at ...

Spain arrests alleged arsonist linked to wildfire as second firefighter dies

A second volunteer firefighter has died after battling a wildfire in the northern Spanish province of Leon, while police ...