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Spain adds 500 more troops to battle wildfires

Spain deploys 500 more troops to battle wildfires during extended heatwave

Spain is deploying 500 more soldiers to help battle wildfires that have ravaged parched woodlands during a prolonged heatwave, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said.

AOL · 4h

Spain battles 20 major wildfires amid scorching heat, deploys more troops

VILLARDEVÓS (Reuters) -Scorching heat hampered efforts to contain 20 major wildfires across Spain on Sunday, prompting the government to deploy an additional 500 troops from the military emergency unit to support firefighting operations.

The Financial Times · 5h

Wildfires trigger record calls on EU forces as Spain battles blazes

Wildfires have triggered the largest ever deployment of the European Union firefighting force, Spain’s prime minister said, as the country prepares to battle blazes tearing across several regions in the days ahead.

Iberian wildfires: Spain fighting to control 20 fires while eight blazes rage in Portugal

Southern Europe is experiencing one of its worst wildfire seasons in 20 years, with Spain among the hardest-hit countries. In ...

Terrifying moment FIRENANDO is whipped up in deadly Portugal fires as mayor killed in inferno

THIS is the horrifying moment a fire tornado violently erupts in Portugal killing a mayor in its blaze. It comes as hundreds ...

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Wildfires in Spain and Portugal force evacuations and deployment of thousands of emergency personnel

A heatwave is continuing to affect the Iberian Peninsula. Thousands of firefighters have been deployed to battle ongoing ...

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

Fire crews in Greece, Spain, and Portugal are racing to contain wildfires. Calmer winds on Thursday have helped slow the ...

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Portugal reports first death from heatwave fires

LISBON: The fires raging across Portugal claimed their first victim Friday (Aug 15), when the former mayor of the eastern ...

Wildfires ‘out of control’ in Spain as thousands evacuated and extra 500 troops deployed with holiday hotspots on alert

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, ...

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Smoke from apocalyptic wildfires in Spain and Portugal causing overcast UK skies

Firefighters have been battling to put out blazes across southern Europe in one of the worst summers for wildfires in 20 ...

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Why wildfires in Spain and Portugal are having an impact on weather in the UK

Hazy sunshine has replaced last week's fierce heat in parts of the UK, and it's down to how smoke particles break up rays of ...

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