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More Troops Deployed as Spain Aims to Intensify Firefighting Efforts
Spain has deployed over 1,900 troops and more than 4,000 firefighters to combat 12 major wildfires near Ourense, amid record heat and drought conditions linked to climate change.
- On August 17, 2025, wildfires intensified in northwestern Galicia, Spain, forcing closures of highways and rail services amid a large blaze near Ourense.
- These fires occurred amid a prolonged heatwave with temperatures reaching up to 45 degrees Celsius, driven by climate change accelerating regional warming.
- Authorities deployed 1,900 troops, over 4,000 firefighters, 1,300 vehicles, and 17 aircraft, while lockdowns and evacuations remained active to protect threatened homes.
- Spain's national weather agency AEMET declared wildfire danger as 'extreme in most of the country,' while Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned of 'challenging days ahead.'
- The fires have burned 158,000 hectares this year in Spain, highlighting ongoing difficulty controlling blazes and the need for international assistance from European partners.
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There are spotlights in Galicia, Castile and Leon, Asturias and Extremadura
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Spain battles 20 major wildfires amid scorching heat, deploys more troops - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
VILLARDEVÓS — Scorching heat hampered efforts to contain 20 major wildfires across Spain on Sunday, prompting the government to deploy an additional 500 troops from the military emergency unit to support firefighting operations.
It continues live the last hour of the fires in Spain and latest news from Castilla y León, Extremadura, Galicia and Asturias and the rest of Spain.
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The aerial media have begun to gradually join the efforts to extinguish the 19 large fires in Castile and León.
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