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Pilgrimage route cut as Spanish wildfires spread to Picos de Europa mountains

By Guillermo Martinez and Nacho Doce PALACIOS DE JAMUZ, Spain (Reuters) -Raging wildfires in Spain spread to the southern ...

Spain warns of 'extreme fire danger' amid heat wave

Spain on Friday warned of "very high or extreme fire danger in most of the country," as firefighters there continue battling ...
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Popular camino route closed following Spanish wildfires

Wildfires in Spain have led authorities to close part of the popular Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route. About 20 wildfires, fuelled by a severe 16-day heatwave, have devastated more than 115,000 ...

Spain battles 20 major wildfires amid scorching heat, deploys more troops

Southern Europe is experiencing one of its worst wildfire seasons in two decades, with Spain among the hardest-hit countries.
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Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires as heatwave is expected to last for days

A heatwave with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 Fahrenheit, on several days this month was expected to last ...
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Spain PM vows 'climate pact' on visit to fire-hit region

Spanish leader Pedro Sanchez promised on Sunday a "national pact" to deal with the climate emergency, as he visited a western ...

Spain battles 14 major fires with more expected

VILLANUEVA DE LA SIERRA, Spain, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Spain battled 14 major fires driven by high winds and aggravated by heat ...
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Spain’s Sánchez vows ‘climate pact’ as record wildfires rage

Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez pledged to forge a national "climate pact” on the climate emergency, after returning ...
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Spain: Oímbra Fire Burns Over 11,000 Hectares in Ourense, Injuring Several Firefighters 2

A fire that broke out in Oímbra, Orense, Spain, has burned more than 11,000 hectares as of Sunday, August 17, injuring three ...