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Spain battles record wildfires even

Spain battles record wildfires even as the end of a heat wave brings lower temperatures

Spain tackled several major wildfires on Tuesday in one of the country's most destructive fire seasons in recent decades, despite temperatures dropping across the Iberian Peninsula.

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

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Deadly wildfires rage across Spain as record area of land burnt

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‘Difficult days ahead’: EU forces race to Spain as wildfires rage

Spain deployed a further 500 soldiers to battle wildfires that have torn through parts of the country and triggered the largest ever deployment of the European Union firefighting force.

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Huge wildfires stabilising in Spain, cooler forecast fuels hope worst is over

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Spain battles record fires even as end of heatwave brings lower temperatures

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Spain battles record fires despite end of heatwave bringing cooler temperature

The fires in Spain have killed four people this year and burned more than 3,800 square kilometres, according to the European Union's European Forest Fire Information System.

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

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Spain and Portugal fires kill two more as Spanish troops battle blazes

Wildfires reach southern slopes of Spain's Picos de Europa mountains

Spain's worst wave of wildfires on record spread to the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountains on Monday and prompted authorities to close part of the popular Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.

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Spain wildfires: decades of rural decline made the blazes worse, but robust local economies can prevent further destruction – here’s how

The key to preventing forest fires is creating a rural economy based on the use of forests. While this would generate much-needed employment in “la España vaciada” – “hollowed-out Spain”, the name given to the country’s depopulated rural areas – it also costs money. It is therefore essential to invest in forests.

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Four dead as wildfires rage in Spain and Europe

Spain's weather agency warned the public on Monday to be "cautious" of the "very high or extreme fire danger."

Spain’s heatwave: More than 1100 deaths linked to heatwave in August

More than 1100 deaths in Spain have been linked to a 16-day heatwave that ended on Monday, according to an estimate released on Tuesday by the Carlos III Health Institute. Officials reported 1149 excess deaths in Spain from August 3-18 that could be attributed to the scorching temperatures,