In Pics | 6,000 hectares of forest burnt in Spain as wildfires blazes for fifth day
Soldiers had to be deployed in southeastern Spain to join the battle against a major wildfire burning for nearly a week. Scroll below to see images
Forest firefighters work in Estepona, Malaga province, during a wildfire on September 9, 2021.
Forest firefighters work in Estepona, Malaga province, during a wildfire on September 9, 2021.
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A helicopter drops water over a wildfire.
A helicopter drops water over a wildfire. Almost a thousand people had to be evacuated preventively from their homes due to a forest fire in southern Spain, which firefighters continue to fight today, authorities reported.
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A woman takes pictures from Benahavis of smoke columns rising from a wildfire in Sierra Bermeja mountain range in Malaga province.
A woman takes pictures from Benahavis of smoke columns rising from a wildfire in Sierra Bermeja mountain range in Malaga province.
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The smoke envelopes the village of Atajate due to a wildfire at the Sierra Bermeja mountain range.
The smoke envelopes the village of Atajate due to a wildfire at the Sierra Bermeja mountain range.
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A boy carries a cat while emergency personnel gathers in the village of Algatocin in Malaga province, as a wildfire that broke out three days ago in the area is still being fought.
A boy carries a cat while emergency personnel gathers in the village of Algatocin in Malaga province, as a wildfire that broke out three days ago in the area is still being fought.
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6,000 hectares of forest burnt
A large mobilisation continued in Spain trying to control a large fire that has already burned 6,000 hectares of forest in four days, in the southern area of Malaga, where the authorities decided to carry out new evacuations