US EditionMan killed in Spain wildfire as European heatwave intensifies
- A wildfire near Tres Cantos, a Madrid suburb, forced thousands to evacuate on Tuesday and caused one man's death from severe burns.
- The blaze spread rapidly due to strong winds and a broader heatwave driving record-high temperatures across southern Europe.
- Spanish authorities declared a pre-emergency, deploying nearly 1,000 armed forces members to support firefighting and ordered evacuations in Andalusia and Tarifa.
- Temperatures are forecast to reach up to 44C in parts of Spain and Portugal, while Italy faces heat alerts and a 30% drop in vegetable production in Apulia, said Coldiretti.
- The fires highlight worsening climate risks as Europe warms twice as fast as the global average, causing prolonged heatwaves and increasing wildfire dangers.
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Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Thousands of people in Spain faced evacuation orders Tuesday as wildfires continued to rage across the Iberian Peninsula, gripped by a heat wave expected to reach 44 degrees Celsius (112.2 degrees Fahrenheit) in some places. Firefighters had largely contained the blaze that broke out on the outskirts of Madrid late Monday, authorities said Tuesday. The flames, which burned mostly through brush and grass, killed one…
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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 person and prompted the evacuation of 180 people, regional authorities said on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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