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Spain and Portugal fires kill 2 more

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 blazes has risen to four. On Sunday, a firefighter died after an accident during firefighting efforts when his truck fell down a steep hill,

LA Times on MSN · 21h

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.

France 24 on MSN · 2d

Six killed fighting fires in Spain and Portugal as wildfires ravage peninsula

Two firefighters have died across Spain and Portugal as the Iberian peninsula grapples with devastating wildfires exacerbated by an enduring heatwave. Thousands of firefighters have been deployed across southern Europe in recent weeks to beat back a series of deadly blazes.

31mon 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 News19h

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 ...

Al Jazeera on MSN1d

‘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 Ireland2h

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.

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 ...

Spain wildfires LIVE: Foreign Office's new advice amid 'very high' fire threat

Soldiers continue to help firefighters across Spain, including in and around the Galicia and Extremadura regions, following ...

CNA4d

Portugal reports first death from heatwave fires

LISBON: The fires raging across Portugal claimed their first victim Friday (Aug 15), when the former mayor of the eastern ...

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 ...

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

So far, sparsely populated areas have been hardest hit, but thousands of residents have already been evacuated.

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 ...

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