In what authorities have described as the largest natural disaster in the history of Spokane County, Washington, wildfires have destroyed hundreds of structures and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of people as firefighters continued their efforts to control several blazes in the area. #spokanewashington #wildfires #washingtonstate

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31 July 2026: An unprecedented surge of migrants has overwhelmed Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, with authorities estimating nearly 49,000 people crossed by land and sea in just 24 hours. Local officials say the number has risen to around 60,000 over the past few days, more than half of Ceuta's population. The crisis has also turned deadly, with at least 34 lives lost during attempts to reach the enclave, highlighting the immense human cost behind one of the region's largest migration wa