Spain races to contain blazes before new heatwave

Spain is battling wildfires that have forced sixty thousand people to evacuate, according to Channel NewsAsia. Firefighters are racing to contain the blazes, fueled by extreme heat and drought, before temperatures climb as high as forty-two degrees Celsius. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has urged citizens to exercise extreme caution as a new heatwave bears down on the country.

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