Tag: wildfire
Wildfires destroy more than 6,100 hectares of land in Spain’s Malaga during 2022
TWO major fires this summer, together with dozens of smaller fires have destroyed more than 6,100 hectares of land this year, 2022.
According to the...
Hero of summer Zamora wildfire in Spain dies in hospital from his injuries
A man branded as a hero in July for digging a trench to stop his town being engulfed by a wildfire, has died in...
Two Mijas wildfires in Spain’s Costa del Sol declared under control
BOTH forest fires declared yesterday in Mijas have been brought under control.
According to Andalucia’s firefighter body, INFOCA, the two forest fires which broke out...
Forest fire in Spain’s Granada, with over over 3000 hectares of land now destroyed, believed to be human-started
THE fire which started last Thursday afternoon, September 8, in Los Guajares, and has now razed through 3,000 hectares of land, is believed to...
RESIDENTS OF LECRIN, IN SPAIN’S GRANADA, FACE THIRD NIGHT WITH WILDFIRE SPREADING UNCONTROLLED
RESIDENTS of parts of the Lecrin Valley near Granada face a third night with an out-of-control wildfire blazing close to their villages. The fire,...
WATCH: Heartwarming moment firefighters help a deer caught in wildfire in northeastern Spain
A TEAM of firefighters battling flames in Aragon have shared a video of them giving water to a roe deer and soothing its burns,...
WATCH: Wildfire continues to blaze across Castellon and Valencia provinces forcing more evacuations of towns in eastern Spain
A WILDFIRE blazing out of control in Castellon province continued on Wednesday with residents evacuated from towns as the flames spread into Valencia province.
An...
EXCLUSIVE: Residents feared for their homes when multiple fronts of flames raced towards their homes in L’Atzubia last night
Many expat residents were forced to flee their homes in fear as the giant wall of flames approached.
One, Chloe Modrekelidze send the Olive Press...
2,500 evacuated as wildfires hit Spain’s Zaragoza and Alicante
SOME 2,500 people had to be evacuated in Northern Spain after a wildfire thought to be contained flared out of control, fanned by strong...
Wildfire in Spain’s Mijas extinguished after razing through 116 hectares
AFTER razing through 116 hectares of forest, the Mijas fire which started on Tuesday, July 26, has been declared ‘extinguished.’
https://twitter.com/Plan_INFOCA/status/1552634039806328833
The fire, which broke out...
VIDEO: Expat eyewitness account of Estepona’s latest wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A Canadian expat described the shock of watching flames from the beach in Estepona as she enjoyed a family day out on Tuesday.
https://youtu.be/570vsGKp32s
The fire...
WILDFIRE UPDATES SPAIN’S COSTA DEL SOL: Estepona fire under control and Mijas fire stabilised
INFOCA, the agency that deals with fire emergencies in Andalucia has declared the recent wildfires on the Costa del Sol, in Estepona and Mijas...
VIDEO: Third wildfire within ten days breaks out near Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol
ANOTHER wildfire has broken out in Mijas on Tuesday (July 26) the third to have sparked near the Costa del Sol town within the...
MAP: Images from space show in real time where wildfires raging in Spain
WILDFIRES are raging across Spain in what is already the worst year for blaze devastation in at least a decade.
A map produced by Nasa...
Dutch reforestation company shoulders blame for sparking massive wildfire in northeastern Spain
A Dutch reforestation company has apologised for sparking a massive blaze responsible for destroying at least 14,000 hectares of woodland near Zaragoza in northeastern...
Two dead, 60,000 hectares charred in wildfires across Spain
SPANISH authorities have confirmed that at least 60,000 hectares of forest and agricultural land in Spain have gone up in flames in the last...
Mijas wildfire in Spain’s Costa del Sol declared under control after burning 1,870 hectares
A WILDFIRE that has ravaged hills outside Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol has finally been brought under control, but not before destroying 1,870...
WATCH: Dramatic footage shows Spaniard’s narrow escape from blaze during Zamora wildfire in northwestern Spain
A SPANIARD attempting to build a fire break to save his village from the encroaching blaze narrowly escaped with his life after his digger...
Wildfire claims second life as Spain’s heatwave enters eighth day and almost entire country at ‘extreme fire risk’
A SECOND person has died in a forest fire raging across the Zamora countryside in Castilla y Leon as Spain’s eight wave entered its...
Wildfire finally extinguished after 18 days burning in hills above Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol
OFFICIALS have finally declared that the wildfire which raged in the hills above Marbella and Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol has been extinguished.
The...
Wildfires rage across different parts of Spain as ‘exceptional’ June heatwave continues into sixth day
WILDFIRES have broken out across different parts of Spain as the heatwave continued to grip the nation sending the mercury soaring above 40ºC.
https://twitter.com/bomberscat/status/1537123198516477959
Three wildfires...
WATCH: Heartwarming moment young deer is rescued from wildfire zone in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol
HUNDREDS of firefighters risked their lives battling to control the wildfire raging across the hills outside Benahavis above Spain’s Costa del Sol.
Apocalyptic images of...
Wildfire in Benahavis in hills above Spain’s Costa Del Sol pictured from space
THE wildfire raging in the hills near Benahavis has been photographed from space.
The gigantic smoke plume from the blaze, which broke out in the...
50 horses from Benahavis racecourse evacuated due to blazing fire in Spain’s Sierra Bermeja plus veterinary centre seeks foster...
FIFTY horses from the Benahavís racecourse have been evacuated from the area as a result of the fire that broke out this Wednesday, June...
Residents of Benahavis evacuated by raging wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol allowed to return home
RESIDENTS of Benahavis have been allowed to return home after being evacuated because of the Pujerra wildfire, authorities said.
At around 11pm last night, Thursday...
British friends left stranded with no medicine after being evacuated as wildfire threatened Benahavis on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A GROUP of British women were left stranded and having to sleep in their car after a night out when police cordoned off Benahavis.
Samantha...
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