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Spain battles record wildfires even as the end of a heat wave brings lower temperatures

The fires have ravaged small, sparsely populated towns in the country's northwest, forcing locals in many cases to act as firefighters. About 2,382 square miles have burned across Spain and Portugal.

The Seattle Times · 10h

Record area of land burned as Spain battles worst fires in decades

So far, sparsely populated areas have been hardest hit, but thousands of residents have already been evacuated.

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Spain deploys 500 more troops to battle wildfires during extended heat wave

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

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Huge wildfires stabilising in Spain, cooler forecast fuels hope worst is over

By Nacho Doce and Guillermo Martinez GONDULFES, Spain (Reuters) -Wildfires raging in northern and western Spain have burned ...

Wildfires reach southern slopes of Spain's Picos de Europa mountains

Spain's worst wave of wildfires on record spread to the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountains on Monday and ...

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Four dead as wildfires rage in Spain and Europe

Spain's weather agency warned the public on Monday to be "cautious" of the "very high or extreme fire danger." ...

Spain wildfires: decades of rural decline made the blazes worse, but robust local economies can prevent further destruction – here’s how

The key to preventing forest fires is creating a rural economy based on the use of forests. While this would generate ...

Turkish Airlines to Acquire Minority Stake in Spain’s Air Europa

Turkish Airlines is acquiring a minority stake in Spanish operator Air Europa involving an investment of €300 million ($349 ...

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Spain's anti-tourism backfires as Majorca offers free gifts to UK tourists

The initiative, part of an event dubbed 'Smile at a Tourist Day', will see shops across the island hand over gift bags to ...

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Turkish Airlines says Spain's Air Europa accepts its offer to buy a minority stake

Turkish Airlines said on Tuesday that its offer for the acquisition of a minority stake in Spanish airline Air Europa has ...

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California was comfortable, this American woman says, but ‘everyone is much happier’ since the family moved to Spain

Colleen Crowley and her family wanted more than their “sheltered” life in Montecito could offer. They packed everything into ...

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UK tourists in Spain told to 'go home' as residents say mass tourism is 'suffocating'

Anti-tourism protestors have been witnessed marching through Barcelona's streets holding messages urging tourists to "go home," with the message now spotted written on walls in the city. Locals have ...