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Spain Wildfire
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.
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Spain’s government has declared a national emergency Friday after multiple wildfires forced the evacuation of some 10,000 people in the central region of Madrid. The measure means that Spain’s interior ministry has taken charge of overseeing the firefighting efforts by Spain’s regions. The regional government of Madrid said that 10,000 people have been evacuated from different villages as fires rage out of control amid a heat wave that is fanning the flames.