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Spain: Oímbra Fire Burns Over 11,000 Hectares in Ourense, Injuring Several Firefighters 2
A fire that broke out in Oímbra, Orense, Spain, has burned more than 11,000 hectares as of Sunday, August 17, injuring three firefighters and leaving one in critical condition. Authorities arrested a 46-year-old man suspected of starting the fire while ...
The European Commission is deploying firefighting aircraft to Spain, where at least seven have died as 14 wildfires have flared amid a European heat wave.
Spain’s Pedro Sanchez called for a nationwide pact uniting all levels of government to combat what he called an accelerating climate emergency as wildfires raged in several regions of the country.
Spain is battling dozens of wildfires as extreme heat complicates firefighting efforts.As a result, the government sent an extra 500 soldiers from the military emergency unit to help with firefighting.
RAGING wildfires are reportedly out of control in Spain – with thousands evacuated and 500 troops deployed across holiday hotspots. Terrifying infernos spread across Galicia, Extremadura,
A second volunteer firefighter has died after battling a wildfire in the northern Spanish province of Leon, while police arrested a man for allegedly starting a separate blaze as the country faced one of its worst summers for fires in 20 years.
Drone footage shows the aftermath of wildfires that swept through Spain's Galicia region:: Verin, Spain:: The country was battling 14 major blazes driven by high winds and aggravated by heat:: The flames have consumed around 388,
A wildfire threatened the 17th century Atalaia fort in Verin, Spain, on Saturday. Built as defence against neighbouring Portugal during the War of Restoration, the fort did not burn despite the flames scorching the vegetation nearby.