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EMU Deployment In Response To African Swine Fever Outbreak - Barcelona

EMU Deployment In Response To African Swine Fever Outbreak - Barcelona

UME troops in the quarantine zone for African Swine Fever in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, on December 1, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Generalitat, Òscar Ordeig, has reported this Sunday that the Government has requested the deployment of the hunting control unit of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) to control the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the area of Collserola (Barcelona). Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press//ABACAPRESS.COM

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EMU Deployment In Response To African Swine Fever Outbreak - Barcelona

EMU Deployment In Response To African Swine Fever Outbreak - Barcelona

UME troops in the quarantine zone for African Swine Fever in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, on December 1, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Generalitat, Òscar Ordeig, has reported this Sunday that the Government has requested the deployment of the hunting control unit of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) to control the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the area of Collserola (Barcelona). Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press//ABACAPRESS.COM

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EMU Deployment In Response To African Swine Fever Outbreak - Barcelona

EMU Deployment In Response To African Swine Fever Outbreak - Barcelona

UME troops in the quarantine zone for African Swine Fever in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, on December 1, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Generalitat, Òscar Ordeig, has reported this Sunday that the Government has requested the deployment of the hunting control unit of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) to control the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the area of Collserola (Barcelona). Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press//ABACAPRESS.COM

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EMU Deployment In Response To African Swine Fever Outbreak - Barcelona

EMU Deployment In Response To African Swine Fever Outbreak - Barcelona

UME troops in the quarantine zone for African Swine Fever in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, on December 1, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Generalitat, Òscar Ordeig, has reported this Sunday that the Government has requested the deployment of the hunting control unit of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) to control the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the area of Collserola (Barcelona). Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press//ABACAPRESS.COM

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EMU Deployment In Response To African Swine Fever Outbreak - Barcelona

EMU Deployment In Response To African Swine Fever Outbreak - Barcelona

UME troops in the quarantine zone for African Swine Fever in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, on December 1, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Generalitat, Òscar Ordeig, has reported this Sunday that the Government has requested the deployment of the hunting control unit of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) to control the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the area of Collserola (Barcelona). Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press//ABACAPRESS.COM

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EMU Deployment In Response To African Swine Fever Outbreak - Barcelona

EMU Deployment In Response To African Swine Fever Outbreak - Barcelona

African Swine Fever quarantine zone in Cerdanyola del Vallès, on December 1, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Generalitat, Òscar Ordeig, reported Sunday that the Government has requested the deployment of the hunting control unit of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) to control the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the area of Collserola (Barcelona). Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press//ABACAPRESS.COM

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EMU Deployment In Response To African Swine Fever Outbreak - Barcelona

EMU Deployment In Response To African Swine Fever Outbreak - Barcelona

African Swine Fever quarantine zone in Cerdanyola del Vallès, on December 1, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Generalitat, Òscar Ordeig, reported Sunday that the Government has requested the deployment of the hunting control unit of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) to control the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the area of Collserola (Barcelona). Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press//ABACAPRESS.COM

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EMU Deployment In Response To African Swine Fever Outbreak - Barcelona

EMU Deployment In Response To African Swine Fever Outbreak - Barcelona

African Swine Fever quarantine zone, on December 1, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Generalitat, Òscar Ordeig, reported Sunday that the Government has requested the deployment of the hunting control unit of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) to control the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the area of Collserola (Barcelona). Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press//ABACAPRESS.COM

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EMU Deployment In Response To African Swine Fever Outbreak - Barcelona

EMU Deployment In Response To African Swine Fever Outbreak - Barcelona

African Swine Fever quarantine zone in Cerdanyola del Vallès, on December 1, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Generalitat, Òscar Ordeig, reported Sunday that the Government has requested the deployment of the hunting control unit of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) to control the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the area of Collserola (Barcelona). Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press//ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cleanup Work In Ibiza After Floods - Spain

Cleanup Work In Ibiza After Floods - Spain

UME soldiers unblock a garage after the rains, October 1, 2025, in Ibiza, Balearic Islands (Spain). Floods in Ibiza have left 1,200 people without electricity in the municipality of Vila. In addition, there are still several roads cut off and the UME continues to collaborate, along with firefighters in the cleaning tasks. Until midday yesterday more than 200 liters per square meter fell in twelve hours. Photo by German Lama/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cleanup Work In Ibiza After Floods - Spain

Cleanup Work In Ibiza After Floods - Spain

UME soldiers in a street flooded with water after the rains on October 1, 2025, in Ibiza, Balearic Islands (Spain). Floods in Ibiza have left 1,200 people without electricity in the municipality of Vila. In addition, there are still several roads cut off and the UME continues to collaborate, along with firefighters in the cleaning tasks. Until midday yesterday more than 200 liters per square meter fell in twelve hours. Photo by German Lama/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cleanup Work In Ibiza After Floods - Spain

Cleanup Work In Ibiza After Floods - Spain

A man in a waterlogged street after rains on October 1, 2025, in Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain. Floods in Ibiza have left 1,200 people without electricity in the municipality of Vila. In addition, there are still several roads cut off and the UME continues to collaborate, along with firefighters in the cleaning tasks. Until midday yesterday more than 200 liters per square meter fell in twelve hours. Photo by German Lama/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cleanup Work In Ibiza After Floods - Spain

Cleanup Work In Ibiza After Floods - Spain

Two UME vehicles assist in the cleanup of Ibiza after the rains, October 1, 2025, in Ibiza, Balearic Islands (Spain). Floods in Ibiza have left 1,200 people without electricity in the municipality of Vila. In addition, there are still several roads cut off and the UME continues to collaborate, along with firefighters in the cleaning tasks. Until midday yesterday more than 200 liters per square meter fell in twelve hours. Photo by German Lama/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cleanup Work In Ibiza After Floods - Spain

Cleanup Work In Ibiza After Floods - Spain

A waterlogged playground after rains on October 1, 2025 in Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain. Floods in Ibiza have left 1,200 people without electricity in the municipality of Vila. In addition, there are still several roads cut off and the UME continues to collaborate, along with firefighters in the cleaning tasks. Until midday yesterday more than 200 liters per square meter fell in twelve hours. Photo by German Lama/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cleanup Work In Ibiza After Floods - Spain

Cleanup Work In Ibiza After Floods - Spain

UME soldiers unblock a garage after the rains, October 1, 2025, in Ibiza, Balearic Islands (Spain). Floods in Ibiza have left 1,200 people without electricity in the municipality of Vila. In addition, there are still several roads cut off and the UME continues to collaborate, along with firefighters in the cleaning tasks. Until midday yesterday more than 200 liters per square meter fell in twelve hours. Photo by German Lama/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cleanup Work In Ibiza After Floods - Spain

Cleanup Work In Ibiza After Floods - Spain

A waterlogged street after rains on October 1, 2025 in Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain. Floods in Ibiza have left 1,200 people without electricity in the municipality of Vila. In addition, there are still several roads cut off and the UME continues to collaborate, along with firefighters in the cleaning tasks. Until midday yesterday more than 200 liters per square meter fell in twelve hours. Photo by German Lama/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cleanup Work In Ibiza After Floods - Spain

Cleanup Work In Ibiza After Floods - Spain

UME soldiers in a street flooded with water after the rains on October 1, 2025, in Ibiza, Balearic Islands (Spain). Floods in Ibiza have left 1,200 people without electricity in the municipality of Vila. In addition, there are still several roads cut off and the UME continues to collaborate, along with firefighters in the cleaning tasks. Until midday yesterday more than 200 liters per square meter fell in twelve hours. Photo by German Lama/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cleanup Work In Ibiza After Floods - Spain

Cleanup Work In Ibiza After Floods - Spain

UME soldiers unblock a garage after the rains, October 1, 2025, in Ibiza, Balearic Islands (Spain). Floods in Ibiza have left 1,200 people without electricity in the municipality of Vila. In addition, there are still several roads cut off and the UME continues to collaborate, along with firefighters in the cleaning tasks. Until midday yesterday more than 200 liters per square meter fell in twelve hours. Photo by German Lama/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Drive Evacuations in Leon

Wildfires Drive Evacuations in Leon

View of the burned field after the fire on August 24, 2025, in Seadur, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The fire, which originated on August 13, in the town of Larouco, has been stabilized after devastating more than 30,000 hectares. The fire affected eleven municipalities and 51 technicians, 222 agents, 311 brigades, 216 motor-pumpers, 12 shovels, 6 technical support units, 14 helicopters and 15 airplanes were mobilized to extinguish it, as well as troops from the Military Emergency Unit (UME). AUGUST 24;2025 Carlos Castro / Europa Press 08/24/2025

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Wildfires Drive Evacuations in Leon

Wildfires Drive Evacuations in Leon

View of the burned field after the fire on August 24, 2025, in Seadur, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The fire, which originated on August 13, in the town of Larouco, has been stabilized after devastating more than 30,000 hectares. The fire affected eleven municipalities and 51 technicians, 222 agents, 311 brigades, 216 motor-pumpers, 12 shovels, 6 technical support units, 14 helicopters and 15 airplanes were mobilized to extinguish it, as well as troops from the Military Emergency Unit (UME). AUGUST 24;2025 Carlos Castro / Europa Press 08/24/2025

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Wildfires Drive Evacuations in Leon

Wildfires Drive Evacuations in Leon

View of the burned field after the fire on August 24, 2025, in Seadur, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The fire, which originated on August 13, in the town of Larouco, has been stabilized after devastating more than 30,000 hectares. The fire affected eleven municipalities and 51 technicians, 222 agents, 311 brigades, 216 motor-pumpers, 12 shovels, 6 technical support units, 14 helicopters and 15 airplanes were mobilized to extinguish it, as well as troops from the Military Emergency Unit (UME). AUGUST 24;2025 Carlos Castro / Europa Press 08/24/2025

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Wildfires Drive Evacuations in Leon

Wildfires Drive Evacuations in Leon

View of the burned field after the fire on August 24, 2025, in Seadur, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The fire, which originated on August 13, in the town of Larouco, has been stabilized after devastating more than 30,000 hectares. The fire affected eleven municipalities and 51 technicians, 222 agents, 311 brigades, 216 motor-pumpers, 12 shovels, 6 technical support units, 14 helicopters and 15 airplanes were mobilized to extinguish it, as well as troops from the Military Emergency Unit (UME). AUGUST 24;2025 Carlos Castro / Europa Press 08/24/2025

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Wildfires in Spain - Favorable Evolution in Castilla y Leon

Wildfires in Spain - Favorable Evolution in Castilla y Leon

UME firefighters try to extinguish a fire on August 22, 2025, in Argayo, Leon, Castilla y Leon (Spain). Helped by falling temperatures and milder weather than in recent days, firefighting services, both regional and those arriving from other communities and other EU countries, are managing to gain ground on the fires that have ravaged Castilla y Leon for weeks, where they have already been grazed by the flames about 149,426 hectares, 41 percent of those affected throughout the country, according to the latest figure provided by Copernicus information system to which Europa Press has had access. All in all, Castilla y Leon continues to fight 25 uncontrolled fires, eight of them with a Potential Severity Index (IGR) 2, another four of grade 1 and thirteen more active, that is, in level 0, with the province of Leon at the head in terms of severity of fires, with a total of four (Llamas de la Cabrera, Barniedo de la Reina, Gestoso and Colinas del Campo Martín Moro), followed by Zamora (Porto) and Palencia (Cardan

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Wildfires in Spain - Favorable Evolution in Castilla y Leon

Wildfires in Spain - Favorable Evolution in Castilla y Leon

UME firefighters try to extinguish a fire on August 22, 2025, in Argayo, Leon, Castilla y Leon (Spain). Helped by falling temperatures and milder weather than in recent days, firefighting services, both regional and those arriving from other communities and other EU countries, are managing to gain ground on the fires that have ravaged Castilla y Leon for weeks, where they have already been grazed by the flames about 149,426 hectares, 41 percent of those affected throughout the country, according to the latest figure provided by Copernicus information system to which Europa Press has had access. All in all, Castilla y Leon continues to fight 25 uncontrolled fires, eight of them with a Potential Severity Index (IGR) 2, another four of grade 1 and thirteen more active, that is, in level 0, with the province of Leon at the head in terms of severity of fires, with a total of four (Llamas de la Cabrera, Barniedo de la Reina, Gestoso and Colinas del Campo Martín Moro), followed by Zamora (Porto) and Palencia (Cardan

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Castilla y León Reports Over 20 Active Fires - Spain

Castilla y León Reports Over 20 Active Fires - Spain

Several UME troops at a checkpoint, on August 16, 2025, in La Bañeza, León, Castilla y León (Spain). On Saturday night, August 16, Castilla y León counted more than 20 active fires in the Community, of which twelve are at Potential Severity Index (IGR) 2 in the provinces of Zamora, León and Salamanca, while eight reach level 1 in León, Palencia, Salamanca, Ávila and Zamora. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Castilla y León Reports Over 20 Active Fires - Spain

Castilla y León Reports Over 20 Active Fires - Spain

Several UME troops at a checkpoint, on August 16, 2025, in La Bañeza, León, Castilla y León (Spain). On Saturday night, August 16, Castilla y León counted more than 20 active fires in the Community, of which twelve are at Potential Severity Index (IGR) 2 in the provinces of Zamora, León and Salamanca, while eight reach level 1 in León, Palencia, Salamanca, Ávila and Zamora. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Castilla y León Reports Over 20 Active Fires - Spain

Castilla y León Reports Over 20 Active Fires - Spain

Heavy machinery of the UME at a checkpoint, on August 16, 2025, in La Bañeza, León, Castilla y León (Spain). Castilla y León counted on Saturday night, August 16, more than 20 active fires in the Community, of which twelve are in Potential Severity Index (IGR) 2 in the provinces of Zamora, León and Salamanca, while eight reach level 1 in León, Palencia, Salamanca, Ávila and Zamora. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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One Dead and More than 5,000 People Evacuated as Fires Ravage Leon - Spain

One Dead and More than 5,000 People Evacuated as Fires Ravage Leon - Spain

UME vans and trucks, in scorched earth after a fire in scorched earth, on August 13, 2025, in Quintana y Congosto, León, Castilla y León (Spain). The forest fire affecting León and Zamora has resulted in the death of a volunteer who was assisting in the extinguishing work, in addition to more than 10 injured. Some 5,400 people from 25 villages have been evacuated to protect lives, and strong winds have hampered firefighting efforts, causing the fire to spread rapidly. AUGUST 13;2025 Fernando Otero / Europa Press 08/13/2025

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One Dead and More than 5,000 People Evacuated as Fires Ravage Leon - Spain

One Dead and More than 5,000 People Evacuated as Fires Ravage Leon - Spain

A UME helicopter flies over the area after a fire, on August 13, 2025, in Herreros de Jamuz, Leon, Castilla y Leon (Spain). The forest fire affecting León and Zamora has resulted in the death of a volunteer who was assisting in the firefighting efforts, in addition to more than 10 injured. Some 5,400 people from 25 villages have been evacuated to protect lives, and strong winds have hampered firefighting efforts, causing the fire to spread rapidly. AUGUST 13;2025 Fernando Otero / Europa Press 08/13/2025

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One Dead and More than 5,000 People Evacuated as Fires Ravage Leon - Spain

One Dead and More than 5,000 People Evacuated as Fires Ravage Leon - Spain

UME cars on the road on August 13, 2025, in Herreros de Jamuz, Leon, Castilla y Leon (Spain). The forest fire affecting León and Zamora has resulted in the death of a volunteer who was assisting in the firefighting efforts, in addition to more than 10 injuries. Some 5,400 people from 25 villages have been evacuated to protect lives, and strong winds have hampered firefighting efforts, causing the fire to spread rapidly. AUGUST 13;2025 Fernando Otero / Europa Press 08/13/2025

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Emergency Level 2 Declared in Ourense as Fires Burn 4,300 Hectares - Spain

Emergency Level 2 Declared in Ourense as Fires Burn 4,300 Hectares - Spain

Several emergency services work to extinguish the fire, on August 12, 2025, in Seixalbo, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The Xunta has decreed the level 2 emergency at provincial level in Ourense for large fires that, together, burn about 4,330 hectares, based on the latest estimates of the Consellería do Medio Rural. The activation of Situation 2 in the whole province implies a "greater agility" of means and resources of the Community and the rest of administrations for the province. In this way, the working hours of the personnel are also extended and the procedures with the different administrations, especially with the Military Emergency Unit (UME), are speeded up. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emergency Level 2 Declared in Ourense as Fires Burn 4,300 Hectares - Spain

Emergency Level 2 Declared in Ourense as Fires Burn 4,300 Hectares - Spain

Several emergency services work to extinguish the fire, on August 12, 2025, in Seixalbo, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The Xunta has decreed the level 2 emergency at provincial level in Ourense for large fires that, together, burn about 4,330 hectares, based on the latest estimates of the Consellería do Medio Rural. The activation of Situation 2 in the whole province implies a "greater agility" of means and resources of the Community and the rest of administrations for the province. In this way, the working hours of the personnel are also extended and the procedures with the different administrations, especially with the Military Emergency Unit (UME), are speeded up. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emergency Level 2 Declared in Ourense as Fires Burn 4,300 Hectares - Spain

Emergency Level 2 Declared in Ourense as Fires Burn 4,300 Hectares - Spain

Several emergency services work to extinguish the fire, on August 12, 2025, in Seixalbo, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The Xunta has decreed the level 2 emergency at provincial level in Ourense for large fires that, together, burn about 4,330 hectares, based on the latest estimates of the Consellería do Medio Rural. The activation of Situation 2 in the whole province implies a "greater agility" of means and resources of the Community and the rest of administrations for the province. In this way, the working hours of the personnel are also extended and the procedures with the different administrations, especially with the Military Emergency Unit (UME), are speeded up. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emergency Level 2 Declared in Ourense as Fires Burn 4,300 Hectares - Spain

Emergency Level 2 Declared in Ourense as Fires Burn 4,300 Hectares - Spain

Private garden burned during the fire on August 12, 2025, in Seixalbo, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The Xunta has decreed the level 2 emergency at provincial level in Ourense by large fires that, together, burn about 4,330 hectares, based on the latest estimates of the Consellería do Medio Rural. The activation of Situation 2 in the whole province implies a "greater agility" of means and resources of the Community and the rest of administrations for the province. In this way, the working hours of the personnel are also extended and the procedures with the different administrations, especially with the Military Emergency Unit (UME), are speeded up. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emergency Level 2 Declared in Ourense as Fires Burn 4,300 Hectares - Spain

Emergency Level 2 Declared in Ourense as Fires Burn 4,300 Hectares - Spain

Several emergency services work to extinguish the fire, on August 12, 2025, in Seixalbo, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The Xunta has decreed the level 2 emergency at provincial level in Ourense for large fires that, together, burn about 4,330 hectares, based on the latest estimates of the Consellería do Medio Rural. The activation of Situation 2 in the whole province implies a "greater agility" of means and resources of the Community and the rest of administrations for the province. In this way, the working hours of the personnel are also extended and the procedures with the different administrations, especially with the Military Emergency Unit (UME), are speeded up. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emergency Level 2 Declared in Ourense as Fires Burn 4,300 Hectares - Spain

Emergency Level 2 Declared in Ourense as Fires Burn 4,300 Hectares - Spain

A person helps to extinguish a fire on August 12, 2025, in Seixalbo, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The Xunta has decreed the level 2 emergency at provincial level in Ourense by large fires that, together, burn about 4,330 hectares, based on the latest estimates of the Consellería do Medio Rural. The activation of Situation 2 in the whole province implies a "greater agility" of means and resources of the Community and the rest of administrations for the province. In this way, the working hours of the personnel are also extended and the procedures with the different administrations, especially with the Military Emergency Unit (UME), are speeded up. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emergency Level 2 Declared in Ourense as Fires Burn 4,300 Hectares - Spain

Emergency Level 2 Declared in Ourense as Fires Burn 4,300 Hectares - Spain

Two firefighters help extinguish a fire on August 12, 2025, in Seixalbo, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The Xunta has decreed the level 2 emergency at provincial level in Ourense for large fires that, together, burn about 4,330 hectares, based on the latest estimates of the Consellería do Medio Rural. The activation of Situation 2 in the whole province implies a "greater agility" of means and resources of the Community and the rest of administrations for the province. In this way, the working hours of the personnel are also extended and the procedures with the different administrations, especially with the Military Emergency Unit (UME), are speeded up. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emergency Level 2 Declared in Ourense as Fires Burn 4,300 Hectares - Spain

Emergency Level 2 Declared in Ourense as Fires Burn 4,300 Hectares - Spain

A person helps to extinguish a fire on August 12, 2025, in Seixalbo, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The Xunta has decreed the level 2 emergency at provincial level in Ourense by large fires that, together, burn about 4,330 hectares, based on the latest estimates of the Consellería do Medio Rural. The activation of Situation 2 in the whole province implies a "greater agility" of means and resources of the Community and the rest of administrations for the province. In this way, the working hours of the personnel are also extended and the procedures with the different administrations, especially with the Military Emergency Unit (UME), are speeded up. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emergency Level 2 Declared in Ourense as Fires Burn 4,300 Hectares - Spain

Emergency Level 2 Declared in Ourense as Fires Burn 4,300 Hectares - Spain

A seaplane tries to extinguish the fire, on August 12, 2025, in Seixalbo, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The Xunta has decreed the level 2 emergency at provincial level in Ourense for large fires that, together, burn about 4,330 hectares, based on the latest estimates of the Consellería do Medio Rural. The activation of Situation 2 in the whole province implies a "greater agility" of means and resources of the Community and the rest of administrations for the province. In this way, the working hours of the personnel are also extended and the procedures with the different administrations, especially with the Military Emergency Unit (UME), are speeded up. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emergency Level 2 Declared in Ourense as Fires Burn 4,300 Hectares - Spain

Emergency Level 2 Declared in Ourense as Fires Burn 4,300 Hectares - Spain

A helicopter tries to extinguish the fire, on August 12, 2025, in Seixalbo, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The Xunta has decreed the level 2 emergency at provincial level in Ourense for large fires that, together, burn about 4,330 hectares, based on the latest estimates of the Consellería do Medio Rural. The activation of Situation 2 in the whole province implies a "greater agility" of means and resources of the Community and the rest of administrations for the province. In this way, the working hours of the personnel are also extended and the procedures with the different administrations, especially with the Military Emergency Unit (UME), are speeded up. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Firefighters Battle 'Fire Whirls' in Northern Spain

Firefighters Battle 'Fire Whirls' in Northern Spain

A helicopter works in the work of extinction of the fire, on August 12, 2025, in Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). The vegetation fire registered late in the afternoon of Monday, August 11, in Tres Cantos has evolved favorably during the night and is perimetered, according to the Emergency Services of Madrid. The fire forced yesterday to evacuate the urbanizations of Soto de Viñuelas and Fuente El Fresno evacuating 180 people. They have joined 11 firefighters from the City of Madrid, the Military Emergency Unit (UME), Forest Agents, SUMMA112, SAMUR, ERIVE, National Police, Local Police, Civil Guard and Civil Protection agents from 9 municipalities in the community. Photo by Rafael Bastante / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Firefighters Battle 'Fire Whirls' in Northern Spain

Firefighters Battle 'Fire Whirls' in Northern Spain

Field burned by fire, on August 12, 2025, in Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). The vegetation fire registered late in the afternoon of Monday, August 11, in Tres Cantos has evolved favorably during the night and is perimetered, according to the Emergency Services of Madrid. The fire forced yesterday to evacuate the urbanizations of Soto de Viñuelas and Fuente El Fresno evacuating 180 people. They have joined 11 firefighters from the City of Madrid, the Military Emergency Unit (UME), Forest Agents, SUMMA112, SAMUR, ERIVE, National Police, Local Police, Civil Guard and Civil Protection agents from 9 municipalities in the community. Photo by Rafael Bastante / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Firefighters Battle 'Fire Whirls' in Northern Spain

Firefighters Battle 'Fire Whirls' in Northern Spain

Field burned by fire, on August 12, 2025, in Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). The vegetation fire registered late in the afternoon of Monday, August 11, in Tres Cantos has evolved favorably during the night and is perimetered, according to the Emergency Services of Madrid. The fire forced yesterday to evacuate the urbanizations of Soto de Viñuelas and Fuente El Fresno evacuating 180 people. They have joined 11 firefighters from the City of Madrid, the Military Emergency Unit (UME), Forest Agents, SUMMA112, SAMUR, ERIVE, National Police, Local Police, Civil Guard and Civil Protection agents from 9 municipalities in the community. Photo by Rafael Bastante / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Firefighters Battle 'Fire Whirls' in Northern Spain

Firefighters Battle 'Fire Whirls' in Northern Spain

Field burned by fire, on August 12, 2025, in Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). The vegetation fire registered late in the afternoon of Monday, August 11, in Tres Cantos has evolved favorably during the night and is perimetered, according to the Emergency Services of Madrid. The fire forced yesterday to evacuate the urbanizations of Soto de Viñuelas and Fuente El Fresno evacuating 180 people. They have joined 11 firefighters from the City of Madrid, the Military Emergency Unit (UME), Forest Agents, SUMMA112, SAMUR, ERIVE, National Police, Local Police, Civil Guard and Civil Protection agents from 9 municipalities in the community. Photo by Rafael Bastante / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Firefighters Battle 'Fire Whirls' in Northern Spain

Firefighters Battle 'Fire Whirls' in Northern Spain

Field burned by fire, on August 12, 2025, in Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). The vegetation fire registered late in the afternoon of Monday, August 11, in Tres Cantos has evolved favorably during the night and is perimetered, according to the Emergency Services of Madrid. The fire forced yesterday to evacuate the urbanizations of Soto de Viñuelas and Fuente El Fresno evacuating 180 people. They have joined 11 firefighters from the City of Madrid, the Military Emergency Unit (UME), Forest Agents, SUMMA112, SAMUR, ERIVE, National Police, Local Police, Civil Guard and Civil Protection agents from 9 municipalities in the community. Photo by Rafael Bastante / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Firefighters Battle 'Fire Whirls' in Northern Spain

Firefighters Battle 'Fire Whirls' in Northern Spain

Field burned by fire, on August 12, 2025, in Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). The vegetation fire registered late in the afternoon of Monday, August 11, in Tres Cantos has evolved favorably during the night and is perimetered, according to the Emergency Services of Madrid. The fire forced yesterday to evacuate the urbanizations of Soto de Viñuelas and Fuente El Fresno evacuating 180 people. They have joined 11 firefighters from the City of Madrid, the Military Emergency Unit (UME), Forest Agents, SUMMA112, SAMUR, ERIVE, National Police, Local Police, Civil Guard and Civil Protection agents from 9 municipalities in the community. Photo by Rafael Bastante / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Firefighters Battle 'Fire Whirls' in Northern Spain

Firefighters Battle 'Fire Whirls' in Northern Spain

A helicopter collects water from a pond near the fire, on August 12, 2025, in Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). The vegetation fire registered late in the afternoon of Monday, August 11, in Tres Cantos has evolved favorably during the night and is perimetered, according to the Emergency Services of Madrid. The fire forced yesterday to evacuate the urbanizations of Soto de Viñuelas and Fuente El Fresno evacuating 180 people. They have joined 11 firefighters from the City of Madrid, the Military Emergency Unit (UME), Forest Agents, SUMMA112, SAMUR, ERIVE, National Police, Local Police, Civil Guard and Civil Protection officers from 9 municipalities in the community. Photo by Rafael Bastante / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Firefighters Battle 'Fire Whirls' in Northern Spain

Firefighters Battle 'Fire Whirls' in Northern Spain

Field burned by fire, on August 12, 2025, in Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). The vegetation fire registered late in the afternoon of Monday, August 11, in Tres Cantos has evolved favorably during the night and is perimetered, according to the Emergency Services of Madrid. The fire forced yesterday to evacuate the urbanizations of Soto de Viñuelas and Fuente El Fresno evacuating 180 people. They have joined 11 firefighters from the City of Madrid, the Military Emergency Unit (UME), Forest Agents, SUMMA112, SAMUR, ERIVE, National Police, Local Police, Civil Guard and Civil Protection agents from 9 municipalities in the community. Photo by Rafael Bastante / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Firefighters Battle 'Fire Whirls' in Northern Spain

Firefighters Battle 'Fire Whirls' in Northern Spain

A helicopter collects water from a pond near the fire, on August 12, 2025, in Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). The vegetation fire registered late in the afternoon of Monday, August 11, in Tres Cantos has evolved favorably during the night and is perimetered, according to the Emergency Services of Madrid. The fire forced yesterday to evacuate the urbanizations of Soto de Viñuelas and Fuente El Fresno evacuating 180 people. They have joined 11 firefighters from the City of Madrid, the Military Emergency Unit (UME), Forest Agents, SUMMA112, SAMUR, ERIVE, National Police, Local Police, Civil Guard and Civil Protection officers from 9 municipalities in the community. Photo by Rafael Bastante / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Firefighters Battle 'Fire Whirls' in Northern Spain

Firefighters Battle 'Fire Whirls' in Northern Spain

A helicopter collects water from a pond near the fire, on August 12, 2025, in Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). The vegetation fire registered late in the afternoon of Monday, August 11, in Tres Cantos has evolved favorably during the night and is perimetered, according to the Emergency Services of Madrid. The fire forced yesterday to evacuate the urbanizations of Soto de Viñuelas and Fuente El Fresno evacuating 180 people. They have joined 11 firefighters from the City of Madrid, the Military Emergency Unit (UME), Forest Agents, SUMMA112, SAMUR, ERIVE, National Police, Local Police, Civil Guard and Civil Protection officers from 9 municipalities in the community. Photo by Rafael Bastante / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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