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Spain adds 500 more troops to battle wildfires as country bakes under extended heatwave

Spain is deploying an additional 500 soldiers to combat raging wildfires, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Sunday, ...

Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires as heat wave is expected to last for days

Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece battled ongoing wildfires Friday, an important religious holiday in all three ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Foreign office issues ‘high risk’ travel warning for Spain and Portugal

British tourists travelling to Spain and Portugal have been issued an urgent travel warning. The Foreign, Commonwealth and ...

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 ...