Spain adds 500 more troops to battle wildfires
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Spain is deploying 500 more soldiers to battle fast-spreading wildfires, as a brutal heatwave and strong winds leave nearly the entire country at extreme risk. Fires have already scorched land equal to the size of London and killed seven people.
Spain is battling dozens of wildfires as extreme heat complicates firefighting efforts.As a result, the government sent an extra 500 soldiers from the military emergency unit to help with firefighting.
The European Commission is deploying firefighting aircraft to Spain, where at least seven have died as 14 wildfires have flared amid a European heat wave.
Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece battled ongoing wildfires Friday, an important religious holiday in all three countries, as persistent hot, dry conditions challenged efforts to contain the blazes.
RAGING wildfires are reportedly out of control in Spain – with thousands evacuated and 500 troops deployed across holiday hotspots. Terrifying infernos spread across Galicia, Extremadura,
Spain on Friday warned of "very high or extreme fire danger in most of the country," as firefighters there continue battling 14 blazes in temperatures up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
A second volunteer firefighter has died after battling a wildfire in the northern Spanish province of Leon, while police arrested a man for allegedly starting a separate blaze as the country faced one of its worst summers for fires in 20 years.
Spiridon was one of three people to die in Spain’s wildfires this week, each of them ordinary people who saw the flames and rushed to help.