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EU sending wildfire help to Spain

EU sending wildfire help to Spain as death toll rises

The European Union is sending two planes to help Spain tackle wildfires raging across the country, which have so far killed three people. Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told local media he had requested two water bomber aircraft from the EU to be deployed to the worst affected regions.

UPI on MSN · 3h

EU sending assistance for Spain wildfires

The European Union has sent two planes to assist Spain in taking care of wildfires, after Spain activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism for the first time ever for forest fires.

AFP on MSN · 7h

Spain suffers third wildfire death, Greece beats back flames

Spain on Thursday mourned its third wildfire death this week and Greece began beating back a blaze threatening its third-largest city Patras as an unrelenting heatwave stoked tinderbox conditions in southern Europe.

Wildfires, Southern Europe

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Wildfires Kill at Least 3 and Displace Thousands Across Southern Europe

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

The Boston Globe · 20h

Wildfires intensify and kill at least three

Outside the Greek port city of Patras, firefighters struggled to protect homes and agricultural facilities as flames tore through pine forests and olive groves.

Las Vegas Sun · 1d

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

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.

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Spain arrests alleged arsonist linked to wildfires as a second firefighter dies

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

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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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Police in Spain arrest four people over new forest fires, taking summer total to 30

Three were arrested in a region where two volunteers died fighting the flames. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Tragedy in Leon: Firefighters Battle Unprecedented Wildfires in Spain

Spain grapples with devastating wildfires as a second volunteer firefighter dies in the Leon province. Authorities arrested ...

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Video. Wildfires destroy thousands of hectares in Spain

Video. More than 9,000 hectares have been burned in wildfires across Spain’s Ourense province in Galicia, where residents ...

Oxford Mail on MSN55m

High risk wildfire warning for anyone travelling to Spain

The UK government has issued a travel warning for anyone who is heading to Spain this summer or into October due to a high wildfire risk.

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'Cooked Alive': Europe's Wildfires Hit Tourism Spots and Forests

In Greece at Europe's southernmost tip, wildfires in some cases fanned by gale-force winds forced the evacuation of several ...

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Mapped: All the areas where wildfires have broken out in Spain, Turkey and Portugal as record-breaking heatwave continues

Turkey has finally been able to bring wildfires in the north west under control, forestry minister Ibrahim Yumakli said, the ...

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