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At least six people have died as wildfires tear across both Spain and Portugal. Multiple wildfires are burning in the neighboring countries as high temperatures continue to blanket the region, according to The Guardian and the BBC.
Soldiers continue to help firefighters across Spain, including in and around the Galicia and Extremadura regions, following several major wildfires - and more are feared
Europe has been warming twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s, making the region more vulnerable to wildfires.
A 17-year-old has been arrested in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, on suspicion of deliberately starting several wildfires in the city. The arrest follows a series of fires that took place
Spain's worst wave of wildfires on record spread to the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountains and prompted authorities to close part of the popular Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.
Spain continues to battle major wildfires on Sunday, especially in the north-western Galicia region where blazes have torn through parched forests for more than a week.
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Al Jazeera on MSNWinds complicate wildfire battles in Spain; Portugal suffers third death
Firefighters are battling 21 blazes in western Spain, while a man in Portugal was killed while fighting wildfires.
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,
Helicopters battle wildfires in Spain’s Galicia region, where more than 1,000 square kilometers have burned in two weeks
Spain's northern region of Galicia faces an unprecedented wildfire crisis, with fires burning for over ten days and compelling the government to declare disaster zones. Thousands of firefighters continue to battle blazes exacerbated by climate change,