Spain Battles Wildfire Crisis
Firefighters battled wildfires in the Madrid area, central Spain, on Friday as authorities stepped up emergency operations after the government declared a national emergency amid one of the country’s most destructive fire seasons in recent years.
Footage shows fire crews surveying affected areas from helicopters, fire engines moving through forested terrain and firefighters working on the ground to contain advancing flames.
Emergency Operations In Madrid
Spain has been hit by a series of major wildfires during weeks of extreme heat, drought and strong winds.
According to official figures, nearly 120,000 hectares had burnt across Spain by July 22. One of the deadliest incidents occurred earlier this month in Almeria, where a wildfire killed 13 people and left others injured. The blazes have added to one of the country’s worst wildfire seasons in years.
Extreme Heat Scorches Country
The fires form part of a wider wildfire crisis affecting southern Europe. Across the European Union, more than 254,000 hectares had been scorched by July 22, with major blazes also reported in France and Italy.
Bomberos Comunidad de Madrid, via Viory.Video
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