6 h. ago Spain adds 500 more troops to battle wildfires as country bakes under extended heatwave

National rail operator Renfe said it suspended Madrid-Galicia high-speed train services scheduled for Sunday due to the fires

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6 h. ago Wildfires trigger record calls on EU forces as Spain battles blazes

Spanish prime minister warns of ‘difficult days ahead’ as temperatures remain above 40C

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8 h. ago Spain deploys 500 more troops to battle wildfires during extended heatwave

Spain is deploying 500 more soldiers to help battle wildfires that have ravaged parched woodlands during a prolonged heatwave, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said

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3 d. ago Britain's heatwave is set to continue until next week: Yellow heat alert is extended to Monday as 30C temperatures set to stifle Britain over the weekend

A yellow heat alert has been extended until Monday, with temperatures expected to hit 30C over the weekend.

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4 d. ago Yellow heat health alert extended in London and across many regions of England as heatwave persists

Temperatures in the capital reached highs of 29C on Wednesday and will rise again to 30C on Friday, before settling at 25C at the end of the week

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4 d. ago Heat health alerts extended into next week during fourth summer heatwave

The warnings mean significant impacts on health and social care services

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4 d. ago UK heatwave health alerts issued for 5 DAYS a 7 regions face 'rise in deaths'

Heat health alerts have been extended in seven regions across England as a heatwave sends temperatures above 30C for millions of Brits

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4 d. ago UK heatwave health alerts issued for 5 DAYS as 7 regions face 'rise in deaths'

Heat health alerts have been extended in seven regions across England as a heatwave sends temperatures above 30C for millions of Brits

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4 d. ago Spain wildfires are ‘clear warning’ of climate emergency, minister says

Environment minister says blazes are proof of country’s vulnerability to global heating as fires burn across EuropeThe heatwave-fuelled wildfires that have killed two people in Spain over recent days, devouring thousands of hectares of land and forcing thousands of people from their homes, are a “clear warning” of the impact of the climate emergency, the country’s environment minister has said.Speaking on Wednesday morning, as firefighters in Spain, Greece and other Mediterranean countries continued to battle dozens of blazes, Sara Aagesen said the 14 wildfires still burning across seven Spanish regions were further proof of the country’s particular vulnerability to global heating. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago UK tourists in Spain warned of 42C temperatures as heatwave alert extended

The scorching conditions have resulted in wildfires across the country

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8 d. ago Deadly Greek wildfire is battled by firefighters as strong winds raise spectre it could spread and could widespread devastation

Hundreds of firefighters battled a deadly wildfire near Athens for a second day on Saturday, with strong winds raising fears it could spread.

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8 d. ago Firefighters battle to prevent reignition of France’s largest wildfire as residents return home

About 1,400 firefighters have been deployed in France's southern Aude region to prevent the country's largest wildfire in decades from reigniting

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1 week ago Tourists evacuated as France continues to battle biggest wildfire since 1949

The fire has already swept through an area one-and-a-half times bigger than Paris

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1 week ago France's largest wildfire in decades leaves a trail of devastation

France is battling its largest wildfire in decades, which has already burned more than 60 square miles in the south and killed one person

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1 week ago ‘Unprecedented’ wildfire burns area size of Paris in southern France

Advancing blaze scorches 16,000 hectares near Spanish border, destroying homes and forcing people to fleeHundreds of firefighters are battling to stop the spread of a fast-moving wildfire in southern France after one woman died and nine people were injured as the blaze scorched a vast area of the Corbières hills.The blaze burned an area the size of Paris over one afternoon and night and was still burning on Wednesday evening, making it the second biggest fire in France in 50 years. Continue reading...

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1 week ago France’s largest wildfire this summer leaves one dead and many injured

Blaze burns through 13,000 hectares close to Spanish border, destroying homes and forcing residents to fleeHundreds of firefighters are battling to stop the spread of a fast-moving wildfire in southern France, after one woman died and nine people were injured as the blaze scorched a vast area of the Corbières hills.The fire, which started on Tuesday afternoon, has burned 13,000 hectares inland from the Mediterranean near the Spanish border, and is the largest and fastest-spreading wildfire in France this summer. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Dramatic video shows firefighters battling 991 acre wildfire in California

Watch as firefighters try to battle a raging wildfire in California, which has surpassed 991 acres.

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1 week ago Maui firefighters battle blaze near area of devastating Lahaina wildfires two years ago

Monday’s fire was just two miles north of the deadly 2023 disaster but officials said it has so far been far better contained

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1 week ago Exact dates sweltering 37C heatwave will follow 'danger to life' Storm Floris

A wave of searing heat is set to descend in the second half of August, bringing highs in the late 30s after Storm Florris batters the UK. Swathes of the country are set to bake in the sun in the coming days.

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4 w. ago Huge blaze breaks out in Essex field as firefighters battle wildfires across UK

Heatwaves and consistent dry weather has seen the London Fire Brigade tackle more wildfires this summer than in the whole of 2024

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