Spain, wildfire
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Europe has been warming twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s, making the region more vulnerable to wildfires.
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.
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,
Soldiers continue to help firefighters across Spain, including in and around the Galicia and Extremadura regions, following several major wildfires - and more are feared
Romanian firefighters have been deployed to Spain to support efforts in combating the wave of wildfires sweeping through the region of Galicia. The mission comes in response to the numerous fires that have devastated parts of Spain,
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.
In neighbouring Portugal, where fires are also blazing, another firefighter was killed on Sunday in a "tragic" traffic accident, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said. Fires have also broken out in Greece, France, Turkey and the Balkans as a heatwave has scorched swathes of southern Europe.
Authorities have evacuated thousands of residents from dozens of villages. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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'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,