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Coverage dated June 8, 2022

Spain evacuates 2,000 as crews race to counter wildfire

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

A wildfire in southern Spain has forced the evacuation of 2,000 people, and authorities feared that a looming heat wave may feed the blaze. Emergency agencies deployed almost 1,000 firefighters,

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Spain evacuates 2,000 people as crews race to check wildfire (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MADRID (AP) -- Emergency agencies deployed almost 1,000 firefighters, military personnel and support crews Thursday to fight a wildfire in southern Spain

  2. Al Jazeera

    Thousands evacuated, three injured as wildfire rages in Spain (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Temperatures of more than 30C (86F), drought and strong winds hamper firefighting efforts in mountains of southern Spain

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    Spain evacuates 2,000 as crews race to counter wildfire (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A wildfire in southern Spain has forced the evacuation of 2,000 people, and authorities feared that a looming heat wave may feed the blaze. Emergency agencies deployed almost 1,000 firefighters,

  4. MyNorthwest

    Town evacuating, 3 firefighters hurt in wildfire in Spain (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MADRID (AP) -- Authorities urged a town to evacuate Wednesday after a wildifire erupted in a hilly area of southern Spain, and three firefighters were

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