US EditionSpain and Portugal Battle Wildfires as Temperatures Are Expected to Rise Further
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTUGAL, PARTS OF SPAIN, JUL 31 – More than 3,600 firefighters are battling about 10 major wildfires fueled by extreme heat and strong winds, with some blazes destroying thousands of hectares of forest, officials said.
- Spain is facing critical wildfires, with over 1,000 personnel working to control three major uncontained blazes classified as level 2 in severity.
- A fire has devastated nearly 2,600 hectares, forcing the evacuation of 200 residents from six villages, while another blaze has burned between 1,500 and 2,000 hectares within a 25-kilometre perimeter.
- Spain has recorded 14 major forest fires this year, consuming more than 42,000 hectares, with signs pointing to intentionality in some outbreaks.
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Spain and Portugal battle wave of wildfires as temperatures to rise in coming days
Thousands of firefighters in Spain and Portugal are battling an ongoing wave of wildfires, some of which have been burning for days as temperatures are expected to rise in the Iberian Peninsula.
·Ireland
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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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