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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 burning trees and scorched countryside fill the

10 Jun, 2022 @ 18:00

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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 Sierra Bermeja on Wednesday afternoon, was visible

10 Jun, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Premium

veterinary centre seeks foster families for pets of evacuated residents

50 horses from Benahavis racecourse evacuated due to blazing fire in Spain’s Sierra Bermeja plus veterinary centre seeks foster families for pets of evacuated residents

FIFTY horses from the Benahavís racecourse have been evacuated from the area as a result of the fire that broke out this Wednesday, June 8, in Sierra Bermeja. The 112 emergency service

10 Jun, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

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 June 9, the evacuation order for Benahavis

10 Jun, 2022 @ 08:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

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 Shiba and Dorothy Hall, who live in

9 Jun, 2022 @ 17:30

Lead·Malaga·Premium

IN IMAGES: Smoke engulfs homes as 3,000 residents evacuated in Pujerra wildfire in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol

SOME 3,000 residents have so far been evacuated from their homes as firefighters battled against a wildfire raging across the hills above Estepona and Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol. This map

9 Jun, 2022 @ 11:25

Lead·Malaga·Premium

Huge team battling forest fire blazing through Pujerra in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol

A FOREST FIRE is blazing through the municipality of Pujerra, in the Valle del Genal. The fire was first reported at 3.30pm on Wednesday. A massive fire fighting squad is now on

8 Jun, 2022 @ 17:09

Lead·Premium

VIDEO: Firefighters battle through the night in Casares to extinguish another wildfire in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BLAZE that broke out in Casares in Spain’s Malaga province in the hills above Estepona has been brought under control by fire teams. The wildfire started around 7.30pm on Wednesday evening

7 Oct, 2021 @ 10:43

Lead·Malaga

WANTED: Manhunt for two arsonists who poured petrol on forest and set it on fire in Spain’s Ibiza

Policia Local say on Sunday morning, two individuals poured a significant amount of gasoline onto land in Sa Talaia de Sant Antoni

4 Oct, 2021 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

PURE EVIL: Police hunt ‘bald’ man who may have started Sierra Bermeja wildfires above Estopona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

EXCLUSIVE By Jon Clarke

21 Sep, 2021 @ 19:30

Lead·Malaga·Must Read

IT RAINED! Firefighters bring Sierra Bermeja wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol under control

OVERNIGHT rain has brought much-needed respite to the firefighters and army working to quench the flames in a major wildfire that has burned close to 10,000 hectares of forest in the hills

14 Sep, 2021 @ 11:00

Lead·Malaga

The devastating Sierra Bermeja fire in Spain’s Costa del Sol has already burnt almost 10,000 hectares over 83 kilometres

THE devastating Sierra Bermeja fire continues to devour everything in its path and has already blazed through 9,963 hectares of wildland and forest areas with a perimeter of 83 kilometres. This Tuesday,

14 Sep, 2021 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Home again: 1,000 people return to their properties after they were evacuated with wildfire risk in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol

MORE than a thousand people have been allowed to return home after they were evacuated as a precaution when flames threatened to engulf properties. Authorities have let a total of 1,054 return

13 Sep, 2021 @ 19:24

Lead·Malaga

Storm to bring much needed rain to help fight Spain’s Sierra Bermeja wildfire

THE arrival of rainfall, expected this Monday and Tuesday in the province of Malaga, could provide a much-needed reprieve for fire crews battling against the devastating wildfire in Sierra Bermeja. Depending on

13 Sep, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News

LATEST: Wildfire rages into fourth day on Spain’s Costa del Sol but wind drops and conditions improve

FIREFIGHTING authorities said conditions for battling the wildfire in the Sierra Bermeja above Estepona had improved as strong winds dropped overnight. The battle to contain the flames continued on Saturday morning with

11 Sep, 2021 @ 10:24

Lead·Malaga

GALLERY: Shocking images show giant smoke stack from wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A GIGANTIC smoke plume was visible from across the Costa del Sol as firefighters continued to battle against a wildfire that has already ravaged close to 3,000 hectares and forced 700 people

9 Sep, 2021 @ 18:14

Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Scenes from hell as Sierra Bermeja wildfire destroys forest above Spain’s Costa del Sol

A VOLUNTEER firefighter called in to tackle one of the worst blazes to hit the zone this summer has shared his view with the Olive Press. The footage taken from a firefighting

9 Sep, 2021 @ 11:43

Lead·Malaga·Must Read

VIDEO: Wildfire blamed on tossed cigarette on Spain’s Costa Brava ravages natural park and forces 300 from their homes

FIREFIGHTERS in Catalunya have battled a wildfire that destroyed 400 hectares of forest and forced 350 people to be evacuated from their homes. The blaze is believed to have been sparked by

18 Jul, 2021 @ 11:21

Catalunya·Environment·Lead

French suspect held over wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol ‘used PETROL’ to try and kill hornets, say police

It comes as residents of the Forest Hills urbanization - where some 2,000 people were evacuated - have claimed that the fire was part of a neighbourly dispute

21 Aug, 2019 @ 09:44

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Power lines prevent wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol being extinguished as 290 hectares of land torched

“My husband and I have been coming to Estepona for eight years and we have seen fires before, but nothing like this”

20 Aug, 2019 @ 13:33

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Man who tried to smoke out hornet nest arrested over wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol

It comes after a fire broke out on the edge of the Sierra Bermeja park at around 12:30pm yesterday

20 Aug, 2019 @ 11:26

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga

EMERGENCY declared over wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol as 50 evacuated, while helicopters, planes and 170 firefighters battle blaze

Meanwhile, five people have been treated for smoke poisoning, minor burns and bruises, but they were not hospitalised

19 Aug, 2019 @ 20:35

Environment·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Two helicopters and 55 firefighters battling wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Crews from Estepona, Manilva and Algatocin have all been sent to tackle the blaze

19 Aug, 2019 @ 14:26

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Wildfires in Spain’s Gran Canaria declared ‘unstoppable’ as 8,000 evacuated

"One of the most painful images I've seen in my life"

19 Aug, 2019 @ 13:35

Environment·Lead

Spain’s Malaga on YELLOW ALERT for extreme heat as wildfires reported in Madrid, Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

It comes as a heatwave has been scorching Europe, with a record high of 45.9°C registered in Montpellier, France

1 Jul, 2019 @ 15:44

Environment·Lead·Malaga·National News

BREAKING: Aircraft scrambled to forest fire in Spain’s Malaga

UPDATE: The fire has been controlled. A WILDFIRE has broken out in the province of Malaga. The blaze is believed to have started this afternoon in the Los Asperones area in Puerto

4 Sep, 2018 @ 17:18

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