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Spain battles huge wildfires after heatwave with temperatures reaching 40C

Telegraph, 20 Jun 2022
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Firefighters in Spain struggled to contain wildfires on Sunday amid an unusual heat wave in western Europe for this time of year.

In central-north Navarra, authorities have evacuated some 15 small villages as a precaution, as the high temperatures in the area are not expected to drop until Wednesday.

They also asked farmers to stop using heavy machinery that could unintentionally spark a fire.

The worst damage in Spain has been in the northwest province of Zamora where over 25-thousand hectares (61-thousand acres) have been consumed, regional authorities said.

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