Hundreds evacuated as major wildfire rages in eastern Spain - NBC News
WEBMar 25, 2023 · Spain's first major wildfire of the year raged in the eastern Valencia region on Friday, destroying more than 7,413 acres of forest and forcing 1,500 residents to abandon their homes,...
With record heat and drought-stricken woods, Spain’s Catalonia …
WEBJun 25, 2023 · Spain suffered the biggest losses from wildfires of any European Union country last year amid a record-hot 2022. Four people, including one firefighter, died in blazes that consumed 306,000 hectares. And with Spain sweltering under a record-hot spring, it is again leading the continent in 2023 with 66,000 hectares turned to ashes.
Spain fire: Thousands flee blaze near Costa del Sol town
WEB13 September 2021. EPA. Around 2,000 people have left their homes after wildfires broke out in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia. One emergency worker has been killed in the blaze, which...
Thousands evacuated as wildfires tear through Spanish island of …
WEBAug 18, 2023 · More than 3,000 people have been evacuated since Wednesday as wildfires continue to tear through the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife, a popular tourist destination, the region’s...
Villages evacuated as ‘very large’ wildfire ravages south-west Spain ...
WEBMay 19, 2023 · Hundreds of civilian and military firefighters are tackling a wildfire in south-west Spain that has burned across at least 7,500 hectares (18,500 acres) of land and forced the evacuation of...
Firefighters battle smoke and heat to control a major wildfire in Spain …
WEBAug 18, 2023 · SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — Firefighters in Spain’s Canary Islands are battling dense smoke and high temperatures to try to control the worst wildfire in decades on the main tourist island of Tenerife, officials said Friday.
Major wildfire in Spain forces the evacuation of 1,500 | AP News
WEBAug 14, 2022 · MADRID (AP) — A large wildfire in northeast Spain grew rapidly overnight and was burning out of control Sunday, forcing the evacuation of eight villages and 1,500 people in Zaragoza province, firefighters said.
Hundreds evacuated as strong winds fan wildfire in eastern Spain
WEBNov 3, 2023 · Spanish authorities have evacuated at least 800 people around the coastal town of Gandia in the eastern region of Valencia after a wildfire broke out there and spread quickly overnight amid...
Thousands evacuated as firefighters battle La Palma wildfire
WEBJul 17, 2023 · July 16 (Reuters) - Firefighters were trying to contain a wildfire which burned out of control and forced the evacuation of at least 4,000 people on the Spanish island of La Palma, authorities...
Spain battles wildfires fuelled by one of earliest heatwaves on …
WEBJun 19, 2022 · Days of scorching heat across Spain were blamed for fuelling dozens of wildfires in eight of the country’s 17 regions. Officials in Catalonia said on Saturday that firefighters were struggling...
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