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Al Jazeera on MSN · 2d

‘Flames that consumed the hills’: Portugal, Spain reel from wildfires

Emergency services are under strain due to the ‘worst’ fires in Portugal in years, Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego says.

RTÉ Ireland · 3h

Man killed as wildfires burn in Portugal and Spain

A man was killed while helping fight wildfires that have been scorching Portugal, the country's civil protection service has said, bringing the death toll from the fires to three.

AFP on MSN · 2d

Spain and Portugal battle wildfires as death toll mounts

Thousands of firefighters backed by the military and water-bombing aircraft on Monday battled dozens of wildfires across Spain and Portugal, as the death toll increased to six since the outbreaks began.

Spain battles record fires even

LA Times on MSN · 22h

Spain battles record fires even as end of heatwave brings lower temperatures

Europe has been warming twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Scientists say that climate change is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness in parts of Europe, making the region more vulnerable to wildfires.

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

Spain is seeing its most devastating forest fires in over 20 years, with 3,440 square kilometres of land destroyed by more than 220 fires so far this year, according to new EU estimates. The previous record registered by the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) was 3,

Wyoming News · 1d

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

2hon MSN

Man run over by own bulldozer while fighting Portugal fires

A man has died after being run over by a bulldozer he was operating while fighting wildfires in Portugal, bringing the death ...

Euro Weekly News20h

Portugal wildfires: Closed roads and 2,700+ firefighters deployed

Portugal is battling five major wildfires as of August 19, with more than 2,700 firefighters, 902 ground resources, and at ...

2don MSN

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 ...

2don MSN

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

Spain has sent 500 more troops to fight raging wildfires, bringing the total deployed to 1,900, as the death toll from the ...

3d

Terrifying moment FIRENADO 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 ...

1d

‘Like a hurricane’: Spain, Portugal battle wildfires as death toll mounts

More than 343,000 hectares of land – the equivalent of nearly half a million football pitches – destroyed this year in Spain, ...

Courthouse News Service1d

Wildfires ravage Spain and Portugal as Europe suffers devastating fire season

This year is turning into one of the worst fire seasons in recent memory in Europe. Firefighters are struggling to contain ...

2d

Wildfires rage in Spain and Portugal as neighboring countries send aid

Wildfires have ravaged more than 450,000 hectares of land across the Iberian peninsula since the start of the year, setting ...

Hespress on MSN3h

Portugal wildfires claim third victim: authorities

A man was killed while helping fight wildfires that have been scorching Portugal, the country’s civil protection service said ...

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