Spain battles latest in series of major wildfires near Madrid
- Fire breaks out amid Spain’s third heatwave of the summer, with temperatures forecast to rise above 40C.
- Hundreds of Spanish firefighters have been battling a wildfire near the capital Madrid, the latest in a series of wildfires to have erupted over the summer as the country faces its third heatwave of the year.
- More than 600 firefighters and troops, backed by 29 aircraft, spent a sixth day battling the blaze on Tuesday as it raged north of Madrid.
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- Fire breaks out amid Spain’s third heatwave of the summer, with temperatures forecast to rise above 40C.
- Hundreds of Spanish firefighters have been battling a wildfire near the capital Madrid, the latest in a series of wildfires to have erupted over the summer as the country faces its third heatwave of the year.
- More than 600 firefighters and troops, backed by 29 aircraft, spent a sixth day battling the blaze on Tuesday as it raged north of Madrid.
Sources: Al Jazeera