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Spain battles record wildfires even

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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Deadly wildfires rage across Spain as record area of land burnt

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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.

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More Soldiers and European Firefighters Join Battle Against Blazes in Spain

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

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

A fourth person has died in the severe wildfires sweeping the north and west of Spain, authorities said on Monday.

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Spain battles record fires despite end of heatwave bringing cooler temperature

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

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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."

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

By Nacho Doce and Guillermo Martinez GONDULFES, Spain (Reuters) -Wildfires raging in northern and western Spain have burned through nearly the same area in the past 24 hours as in all of last year, although the end of a 16-day heatwave and expected rainfall have fanned hopes that an end may be in sight.

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At least 3 dead and thousands displaced as wildfires rage across southern Europe

ATHENS, Greece -- Wildfires intensified across southern Europe on Wednesday after a nightlong battle to protect the perimeter of Greece’s third-largest city, with at least three more deaths reported in Spain, Turkey and Albania.

Colorado wildfires: Containment grows on Lee fire as burn area approaches fourth largest on record

Four wildfires burning in western Colorado have consumed more than 250 square miles, threatened hundreds of homes and forced evacuations, fire officials said.

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Record Spanish wildfires close part of Camino de Santiago route

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.

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Spain wildfires: decades of rural decline made the blazes worse, but robust local economies can prevent further destruction – here’s how

The key to preventing forest fires is creating a rural economy based on the use of forests. While this would generate much-needed employment in “la España vaciada” – “hollowed-out Spain”, the name given to the country’s depopulated rural areas – it also costs money. It is therefore essential to invest in forests.