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Europe Wildfires: Thousands Flee as Fires Spread, Merge
Crews are focusing on containment as the blaze moves beyond normal extinguishing capacity and Spain gets help from four European firefighting aircraft.
- The fires burning across Madrid and Avila have merged, creating a much larger and more dangerous blaze that is pushing firefighters to their limits while threatening internationally important infrastructure across central Spain.
- Environment Minister Carlos Novillo admitted the wildfire has reached a stage where it is "beyond extinguishing capacity," as crews struggle against extreme conditions, high temperatures, and dry vegetation.
- Road closures affecting the M-512, M-521, and M-522 have disrupted travel, while the Deep Space Communications Complex at Robledo remains under pressure from advancing flames, threatening NASA's deep-space mission contact.
- Italy and Greece have deployed four firefighting aircraft via the European Union's civil protection response, though 15 Airbus A400M aircraft available to Spain remain unusable due to missing anti-fire kits.
- According to Meteoiberia, northwesterly winds starting Saturday are expected to push smoke from the Madrid and Avila fires towards the capital, potentially reducing air quality for millions of people.
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·Frankfurt, Germany
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·Madrid, Spain
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