US EditionBiggest Wildfire of Year Rages in Spain
NORTHERN PORTUGAL AND CENTRAL SPAIN, JUL 30 – More than 800 firefighters and seven waterbombing aircraft battle wildfires that have destroyed thousands of hectares amid record June heat in Portugal and Spain.
- Thousands of firefighters in Portugal and Spain are battling wildfires as AEMET forecasts temperatures could exceed 40 degrees Celsius by Sunday.
- Amid fast-rising global temperatures, scientists warn that hot and dry summers and more intense heatwaves have contributed to recent years' destructive wildfires, with Portugal and Spain experiencing the hottest June on record.
- Portuguese firefighters controlled two large fires that started on Monday in Penamacor and Nisa, with the Penamacor blaze destroying 3,000 hectares as 800 firefighters and seven waterbombing aircraft tackled it.
- In Caceres, 400 personnel stabilised 65 to 70 per cent of the 31-kilometre perimeter, as authorities indicate progress remains relatively favourable.
- Despite progress, authorities warn that control efforts may continue for days toward Avellanar due to inaccessible terrain, with signs pointing to intentional ignition and high wildfire risk.
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Wildfires ravage Spain and Portugal as temperatures expected to rise across Europe
Thousands of firefighters across Spain and Portugal are battling an ongoing wave of wildfires, some of which have been burning for days, as temperatures are set to rise further across the Iberian Peninsula.
·London, United Kingdom
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Portugal and Spain were trying to overcome a series of forest fires still active on Thursday morning, but the situation was calmer than in the last few days, according to the relief services of the two Iberian countries.
·Montreal, Canada
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In Spain and Portugal, fire brigades are fighting several forest fires.
·Germany
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Several villages in the Spanish province of Ávila are threatened by wildfires. Authorities have warned residents over loudspeakers not to leave their homes due to dangerous smoke.
·Budapest, Hungary
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