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Spain battles 14 major fires with more expected
Spain has deployed over 1,900 troops amid a heatwave as wildfires burn 158,000 hectares and force evacuations from more than 9,000 residents, authorities said.
- On August 14, 2025, Spain’s authorities confirmed three fatalities and over 115,000 hectares burned in recent wildfires.
- Amid a persistent heatwave, AEMET warned temperatures could exceed 40 C, raising extreme fire risk, according to Spain's national weather agency.
- The Molezuelas fire propagated at 4,000 hectares per hour, a blaze near Badajoz burned 2,500 hectares in hours, and Galicia teams battled over 47,000 hectares.
- The Guardia Civil has detained or is investigating over 30 people since June 1, including five arrests on Thursday, August 14, with two in Costa da Morte for illegal cable burning.
- Authorities in both countries warn that high temperatures, strong winds, and dry conditions will prolong fire risk, despite reinforcements from Spain’s Military Emergency Unit and EU civil protection planes.
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Spain deploys 500 more soldiers as wildfires rage; Europe sends reinforcements
Spain deployed 500 extra soldiers to fight wildfires scorching Galicia as heatwaves push temperatures above 45°C. Fires have burned 158,000 hectares this year, with European planes and crews joining Spain’s containment efforts.
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DailyTruthReportSpain deploys military to battle 20 major wildfires across country as heat wave ravages southern Europe
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.
Spain battles 20 major wildfires, deploys more troops | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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 burns Spain. It burns the countryside. The meek and the bravo. Borja Domecq, a farmer from Jandilla, one of the oldest and most triumphant currencies, has lived it in his farm in Los Quintos in Extremadura with an infernal fire that has suffocated the hand of man. From the countryside, of those who love the land. No ecologist of armchair has appeared for the dehesa de Llerena or any anti-taurine of those who want to take the cattle to the par…
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