Raging wildfire evacuates 2,000 people in Spain

STORY: Raging wildfire evacuates 2,000 people in Spain DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wildfire in the Vall d'Ebo, in the province of Alicante (courtesy: Firefighters of the provinces of Alicante and Castellon) 2. various of the forest fire in Bejis, in the province of Castello STORYLINE: A wildfire in the Alicante Province of Spain's Valencian Community continued to rage on Monday, after burning over 9,500 hectares of land and evacuating almost 2,000 people from their homes, civil protection agencies said. The fire in Vall d'Ebo has affected a radius of around 75 kilometers, where strong winds, high temperatures and complicated geographic conditions in the hilly terrains have dampened firefighters' efforts to put out the flames, the Valencian regional government said. It said 36 aircraft and helicopters, including some from the neighboring regions of Castille-La Mancha and Murcia, are currently fighting the flames, with ar