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

Spain tackled several major wildfires on Tuesday in one of the country's most destructive fire seasons in recent decades, despite temperatures dropping across the Iberian Peninsula.

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

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Spain declares Galicia wildfire zones disaster as record heatwave fuels devastation

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Spain continues to battle destructive wildfires even as heatwave eases

Spain was still battling several wildfires on Tuesday that have ravaged a record area of land, said to be more than twice the size of metropolitan London.

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

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Spain battles record fires even after end of heatwave

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Spain and Portugal fires kill two more as Spanish troops battle blazes

On Sunday, a firefighter died after an accident during firefighting efforts when his truck fell down a steep hill, the Castile and León regional government said.

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‘Very high’ fire risk remains in Spain’s northwest

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Spain battles record wildfires even as temperatures begin to fall

Spanish Firefighters Battle Galicia Fire

Illuminated by flames, Spanish firefighters battle wildfires that have been raging throughout the country's west and northwest for over a week. The bulk of the devastation -- with 373,000 hectares burnt -- has taken place in the northwestern provinces of Zamora and Leon,

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Spain Wildfires Disrupt Rail Travel Between Madrid and Galicia

Spain travel disruption wildfires halt high-speed trains in Galicia, stranding passengers and affecting routes to Santiago and Madrid this week.

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Deadly wildfires rage across Spain as record area of land burnt

Thousands of firefighters backed by soldiers and water-bombing aircraft on Monday battled over 20 major wildfires raging across western Spain, where officials say a record area of land has already

More Soldiers and European Firefighters Join Battle Against Blazes in Spain

France sent two teams of 100 firefighters, who were “currently arriving,” Virginia Barcones Sanz, the director general of civil protection and emergencies in Spain, told reporters on Monday. Germany is deploying a team of 66 firefighters with 21 vehicles, while Finland is sending 30 firefighters, she said.

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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 on Friday as authorities warned of "unfavourable conditions" to tackle flames that have already killed seven people and burned an area the size of London.

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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."