Spain declares national emergency over wildfires near Madrid and in Avila
More than 10,000 people were evacuated as the Interior Ministry took charge of firefighting efforts under Spain’s national emergency law.
- Wildfires sweeping through Southern Europe forced thousands to flee on Thursday as extreme heat and strong winds fanned blazes across France, Spain, and Italy, killing three firefighters.
- Climatologists from the World Weather Attribution group reported today that European droughts are now more severe, while firefighter captain Wilfried Schneider described the fire's intensity as "rare."
- Around Bordeaux, more than 20,000 people have been evacuated since Wednesday, while hundreds of firefighters battle a wildfire in Guadalajara, Spain, that has burnt about 32,000 hectares.
- Spanish authorities ordered 3,500 people in a town near Madrid to evacuate late Thursday, while Belgian tourist Elke Urbain said, "We were on the beach and they told us to go back to the campsite to collect our things."
- Civil protection chief Virginia Barcones warned that some fires burn so intensely firefighters stand "no chance," telling Spanish radio, "Climate change is what kills, what destroys our villages and our natural and cultural heritage.
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A wildfire west of Madrid, Spain, has spiraled out of control after three separate fires merged into one. Spanish authorities have declared a state of emergency. Meanwhile, Spain and France have evacuated more than 140,000 people in response to the major wildfire crisis.
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De TelegraafAccording to regional administrator Isabel Díaz Ayuso, the "worst forest fire in the history of the Madrid region" is raging west of the Spanish capital. At least 63,000 people have been evacuated or ordered to stay indoors. The fire has already destroyed dozens of homes and several roads have been closed, according to Díaz Ayuso.
Spain has declared its national emergency for the first time because of devastating forest fires. More than 20,000 people had to leave their homes.
Spain declares emergency as wildfires rage near Madrid
Spain declared a national emergency Friday after wildfires forced around 10,000 people to evacuate in the Madrid region. The move puts the Interior Ministry in charge of firefighting efforts as a heatwave fuels multiple blazes.
While at Madrid and in another Spanish region the emergency was declared because of the severe forest fires, on the French Atlantic coast tens of thousands more tourists had to precautionarily clear their holiday quarters.
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