Spain races to contain blazes
MADRID - Spain faces two crucial days to bring raging wildfires under control before weather conditions worsen, authorities said yesterday, though they were m
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2026-07-282026-07-28By Correspondent
MADRID – Spain faces two crucial days to bring raging wildfires under control before weather conditions worsen, authorities said yesterday, though they were making some progress and planned to start returning evacuees to certain areas.
The wildfires that broke out in forested areas around the Spanish capital at the height of the summer holidays have forced some 60 000 people to flee their homes, often with just minutes’ notice, leaving pets and medicine behind.
“You run to save what you can and then you turn to defend” against the fire, said Karim Benali, 39, a volunteer who spoke to AFP on a road near Navaluenga, west of Madrid.
