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Spain battles 14 major fires with more expected

VILLANUEVA DE LA SIERRA, Spain, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Spain battled 14 major fires driven by high winds and aggravated by heat ...
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Fires keep burning in western Spain as army is deployed

As Spain enters its third week of heatwave alerts, firefighters continue to battle blazes in the northwest and west of the ...
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At least 16 major forest fires raging in Spain

Firefighters in Spain continued to battle major forest fires in at least 16 locations on Friday, as the country reels from ...

Wildfire near Madrid kills one as fires burn across Spain

The fire was brought under control overnight, after a blaze in the Tres Cantos area killed one person and prompted ...

Spain, Portugal, Greece fight wildfires

Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece battled ongoing wildfires Friday, an important religious holiday in all three ...
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Army Deployed As Wildfires Rage in Western Spain amid Heatwave

Firefighters and military units are struggling to contain wildfires in northwest and western Spain as a prolonged heatwave ...

European Commission intervenes as wildfires kill at least 7 in Spain

The European Commission is deploying firefighting aircraft to Spain, where at least seven have died as 14 wildfires have ...

Greece, Spain and Portugal race to contain wildfires as EU steps up cross-border help

ATHENS, Greece -- Fire crews in Greece, Spain and Portugal raced to contain wildfires on Thursday, taking advantage of calmer winds that slowed the blazes even as much of southern Europe remained at ...

Spain battles 14 major fires with 'unfavourable conditions' expected to fuel more

By Michael Francis Gore, Charlie Devereux and Ana Cantero VILLANUEVA DE LA SIERRA, Spain (Reuters) -Spain battled 14 major ...

EU sending assistance for Spain wildfires

The European Union has sent two planes to assist Spain in taking care of wildfires, after Spain activated the EU Civil ...