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European Commission intervenes as wildfires kill at least 7 in Spain

The European Commission is deploying firefighting aircraft to Spain, where at least seven have died as 14 wildfires have ...

EU sends wildfire help to Spain as death toll rises

The European Union has sent two firefighting planes to Spain to help battle raging wildfires, after the country activated the ...

Drone footage shows aftermath of wildfires in Spain

Drone footage shows the aftermath of wildfires that swept through Spain's Galicia region:: Verin, Spain:: The country was ...

Spain arrests alleged arsonist linked to wildfire as second firefighter dies

A second volunteer firefighter has died after battling a wildfire in the northern Spanish province of Leon, while police ...

Fires keep burning in western Spain as army is deployed

Madrid (AFP) — As Spain enters its third week of heatwave alerts, firefighters continue to battle blazes in the northwest and ...

Greece, Spain and Portugal race to contain wildfires as EU steps up cross-border help

Fire crews in Greece, Spain, and Portugal are racing to contain wildfires. Calmer winds on Thursday have helped slow the ...
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Portugal wildfires claim first victim, as Spain on wildfire alert

Portugal suffered its first death Friday from the fires raging there, as Spain's weather agency warned of a "very high to ...

Wildfires hit France, Spain and entire Mediterranean rim of Europe

The wildfires sweeping the entire Mediterranean rim of Europe are the product of the capitalist nation-state system’s ...