Firefighters in Spain and Germany struggle to contain wildfires amid Western Europe heat wave.
Thermometers have risen above 104 F in many Spanish cities throughout the week — temperatures usually expected in August. A lack of rainfall this year combined with gusting winds have produced the conditions for the fires.Cesar Manso / AFP via Getty Images
“The fire was able to cross a reservoir some 500 meters wide and reach the other side, to give you an idea of the difficulties we faced,” Juan Suárez-Quiñones, an official for Castilla y León region, told Spanish state television TVE. Parisians cool off in front of the Eiffel Tower as temperatures in the city soared beyond 100F over the weekend.In central-north Navarra, authorities have evacuated some 15 small villages as a precaution, as the high temperatures in the area are not expected to drop until Wednesday.“The situation remains delicate. We have various active fires due to the extremely high temperatures and high winds,” Navarra regional vice-president Javier Remírez told TVE.
Residents in the village of Amatriain were evacuated after fire spread quickly on Sunday in Navarra, Spain.Germany has also seen numerous wildfires in recent days following a period of intense heat and little rain. The country’s national weather agency said the mercury reached 102.6 F in the eastern cities of Dresden and Cottbus on Sunday.
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Spain, Germany battle wildfires amid unusual heat waveFirefighters in Spain and Germany struggled to contain wildfires on Sunday amid an unusual heat wave in Western Europe for this time of year. The worst damage in Spain has been in the northwest province of Zamora where over 25,000 hectares (61,000 acres) have been consumed, regional authorities said, while German officials said that residents of three villages near Berlin were ordered to leave their homes because of an approaching wildfire Sunday. Spanish authorities said that after three days of high temperatures, high winds and low humidity, some respite came with dropping temperatures Sunday morning.
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Spain, Germany battle wildfires amid unusual heat waveFirefighters in Spain and Germany struggled to contain wildfires on Sunday amid a heat wave in Western Europe that is unusual for this time of year.
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Spain, Germany battle wildfires amid unusual heat waveFirefighters in Spain and Germany are struggling to contain wildfires amid an unusual heat wave in Western Europe for this time of year.
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Spain, Germany battle wildfires amid unusual heat waveFirefighters in Spain and Germany struggled to contain wildfires on Sunday amid an unusual heat wave in Western Europe for this time of year.
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Spain, Germany battle wildfires amid unusual heat waveFirefighters in Spain and Germany struggled to contain wildfires on Sunday amid an unusual heat wave in Western Europe for this time of year.
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