Spain’s scorching summer

This summer, Spain was hit by wildfires just as hard as neighbouring France. In early July, intense flames swept through an Almería village. Later, fires in Ávila and the Madrid region merged into Spain’s largest-ever blaze, consuming 77,000 hectares – more than France’s total. Another 9,300 burned near Valencia, while smoke from a July 24 fire reached central Madrid and threatened El Escorial’s… Source