Spain, Portugal, Greece battle wildfires
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Emergency services in Spain battle wildfires across country
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Wildfires Rage Across Southern Europe
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Spain on Friday warned of "very high or extreme fire danger in most of the country," as firefighters there continue battling 14 blazes in temperatures up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
Spain is grappling with 14 major wildfires on Friday as authorities warn of “unfavourable conditions” hindering containment efforts. The fires have already killed seven people and devastated more than 150,000 hectares (579 square miles) of land.
A second volunteer firefighter has died after battling a wildfire in the northern Spanish province of Leon, while police arrested a man for allegedly starting a separate blaze as the country faced one of its worst summers for fires in 20 years.
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At least 16 major forest fires raging in Spain
Firefighters in Spain continued to battle major forest fires in at least 16 locations on Friday, as the country reels from one of its most devastating summers yet, according to the Interior Ministry.
Spiridon was one of three people to die in Spain’s wildfires this week, each of them ordinary people who saw the flames and rushed to help.
The European Union has sent two firefighting planes to Spain to help battle raging wildfires, after the country activated the bloc's disaster assistance mechanism for the first time. The assistance comes as the country recorded a third wildfire-related death on Thursday morning.
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain battled against 14 major fires on Friday as authorities warned of "unfavourable conditions" to tackle fires that have already killed seven people and burned more than 150,000 hectares (579 square miles).
The wildfires sweeping the entire Mediterranean rim of Europe are the product of the capitalist nation-state system’s inability—as it plunges into a new world war—to confront the global climate crisis.
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