US EditionSpain Deploys 500 More Troops to Battle Wildfires During Extended Heatwave
Firefighters are aided by European Union resources as the wildfires have burned 158,000 hectares amid record heat worsened by climate change, officials said.
- According to the European Forest Fire Information System, firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece battled wildfires on Friday during the Feast of the Assumption as hot, dry conditions persisted.
- Persistent hot, dry conditions from the heat wave have fueled rapid fire spread, with temperatures exceeding 40 °C expected to last through Monday.
- More than 390,000 acres have burned in the country this year, and over 9,000 people were evacuated from Zamora and León, according to the European Forest Fire Information System.
- The European Union dispatched firefighting planes after five countries requested help, according to the EU, as Spain called on its European neighbors for urgent assistance.
- Experts across Europe are urging enhanced cross-border collaboration, requesting a 50% increase in Aerial Firefighting Units and standardized training for 8,000 Firefighter Personnel.
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