High winds could make fighting Spanish wildfires harder, officials say
High winds could make fighting Spanish wildfires harder, officials saySign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished Jul 25, 2026, 04:58 PMUpdated Jul 25, 2026, 04:58 PMSet as preferred sourceMADRID, July 25 - Winds will pick up in Spain on Saturday, with…
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High winds could make fighting Spanish wildfires harder, officials saySign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished Jul 25, 2026, 04:58 PMUpdated Jul 25, 2026, 04:58 PMSet as preferred sourceMADRID, July 25 - Winds will pick up in Spain on Saturday, with gusts of up to 60 kph (38 mph), complicating the fight against out-of-control wildfires west of Madrid, the Interior Ministry warned.Two separate wildfires in the Madrid region combined on Friday and became one huge blaze, but so far they have not merged with another in Avila, in the neighbouring Castilla y Leon region.The fires have so far forced more than 30,000 people to flee their homes in the Madrid region and more than 20,000 to be confined at home, the ministry said on Saturday, in what officials have called…
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