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Spain declares nationwide emergency due to wildfires
Spain has declared a nationwide state of emergency in the Madrid region and the Avila province as a result of wildfires that have gotten out of control, aiming to accelerate firefighting efforts and unify crisis management through a dedicated military unit. Over 10,000 people have been evacuated, including 3,500 from a town west of Madrid, and some villages have been ordered to stay indoors, with 1,500 people evacuated from residential and tourist complexes in the El Tiemplo area. The largest fires are still ongoing in the Guadalajara province, where approximately 32,000 hectares have been burned since last week. The Prime Minister confirmed that the government has mobilized all available resources to combat the fires, which have so far destroyed around 125,000 hectares in Spain this year, according to the European Forest Fire Information System.
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