US EditionFirefighters battle 'fire whirls' in northern Spain
- On August 11, firefighters battled multiple wildfires in northern Spain amid extreme heat and strong winds causing fire whirls.
- A prolonged heatwave and environmental factors, including suspected arson and possibly lightning strikes, contributed to the outbreak of 13 fires in the Castile and Leon region.
- Authorities evacuated hundreds of people near a Unesco-listed park and reported some houses burned while nearly 700 firefighters also fought a blaze in northern Portugal that started on August 9.
- Juan Carlos Suarez-Quinones described most fires as caused by arson, calling it 'environmental terrorism,' and confirmed four fires remained active on the morning of August 11.
- These wildfires highlight increasing wildfire risk in the Mediterranean region due to hotter, drier summers and pose ongoing challenges for emergency response in Spain and Portugal.
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Firefighters come dangerously close to wildfires as they tear through Spain
Watch as a team of firefighters come dangerously close to wildfires as they tear through northwestern Spain. Emergency services, alongside the help of a bulldozer, spent Monday night (11 August) battling flames in Paradiña, the Province of León. Firefighters withdrew from the area at 7:00am on Tuesday morning (12 August). Almost 6,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in northern and central Spain as wildfires continue to burn amidst a…
Crews fight 'fire whirls' and extreme heat in northern Spain
Extreme heat and strong winds caused "fire whirls" as a blaze burned several houses and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from near a UNESCO-listed national park in northern Spain, authorities said on Monday.
Firefighters battle 'fire whirls' in northern Spain
Extreme heat and strong winds caused "fire whirls" as a blaze burned several houses and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from near a UNESCO-listed national park in northern Spain, authorities said on Monday.
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