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Coverage dated May 18, 2023

Hundreds evacuated as suspected intentional wildfire hits western Spain

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MADRID (AP) — Some 700 people were evacuated from four small towns in western Spain owing to a wildfire fanned by strong winds that has razed some 8,000 hectares (20,000 acres), officials said Frid…

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  1. WOWK Charleston

    Hundreds evacuated as suspected intentional wildfire hits western Spain (opens WOWK Charleston)

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    MADRID (AP) — Some 700 people were evacuated from four small towns in western Spain owing to a wildfire fanned by strong winds that has razed some 8,000 hectares (20,000 acres), officials said Frid…

  2. The Guardian

    Villages evacuated as ‘very large’ wildfire ravages south-west Spain (opens The Guardian)

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    Hundreds of firefighters struggle to contain blaze across at least 7,500 hectares in northern Extremadura

  3. Al Jazeera

    Hundreds of people evacuated as wildfire rages in western Spain (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Up to 1,500 hectares burn in the Extremadura region with windy weather complicating efforts to bring it under control.

  4. Fox News

    Spanish towns evacuated as intentional wildfire tears through western part of country (opens Fox News)

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    Towns in western Spain were evacuated as a wildfire tore through the region. Authorities suspect the fire started intentionally since two separate blazes erupted simultaneously.

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