SPAIN DECLARES AN EMERGENCY AFTER WILDFIRES FORCE EVACUATIONS OF 10,000 PEOPLE
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Residents spend the night at a sports center after being evacuated from their homes because of the threat of a wildfire in Cebreros, Ávila province, Spain, Friday, July 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) 2026-07-24T07:34:07Z MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government declared a national emergency Friday after multiple wildfires forced the evacuation of some 10,000 people in the central region of Madrid.
According to Associated Press, Residents spend the night at a sports center after being evacuated from their homes because of the threat of a wildfire in Cebreros, Ávila province, Spain, Friday, July 24, 2026.
The available RSS description adds: (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) 2026-07-24T07:34:07Z MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government declared a national emergency Friday after multiple wildfires forced the evacuation of some 10,000 people in the central region of Madrid.
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- Associated Press: Residents spend the night at a sports center after being evacuated from their homes because of the threat of a wildfire in Cebreros, Ávila province, Spain, Friday, July 24, 2026.
- Associated Press: (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) 2026-07-24T07:34:07Z MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government declared a national emergency Friday after multiple wildfires forced the evacuation of some 10,000 people in the central region of Madrid.
- Associated Press: The measure means that Spain’s interior ministry, which control police and security forces, has taken charge of overseeing the firefighting efforts by Spain’s regions.
- Associated Press: The regional government of Madrid, which spans a wide area around the capital city, said 10,000 people have been evacuated from different villages as fires rage out of control amid a heat wave that is fanning the flames.
- Associated Press: Spain has seen over 100,000 hectares (247,000 acres) already burned this year, including its second-largest ever fire that consumed some 32,000 hectares (79,000 acres) in recent days in the province of Guadalajara.
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STORY TIMELINE
- 24/07/2026, 08:53 PRIMARY FEED SPAIN DECLARES AN EMERGENCY AFTER WILDFIRES FORCE EVACUATIONS OF 10,000 PEOPLE (Associated Press • 54 mins ago) [Story Intel]
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