Spain fights to ‘save lives’ as wildfires rage near Madrid
– ‘Opportunity’ to beat fire – Spain’s government delegate to Madrid Francisco Martin told journalists on Saturday another 25,000 people had been evacuated from villages near Madrid, bringing the total who have fled to 70,000, according to central government figures.
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Saturday firefighters were working to “save lives” in the wildfires raging west of Madrid, warning of a “complex” struggle with high winds expected.
Thick grey smoke filled the sky west of the capital and the smell of burning reached the streets of central Madrid in the morning, itching residents’ throats and forcing them to keep their windows closed.
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