'Preventive measures' needed to avoid 'increasingly common' wildfires, says Spanish PM

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged Spain to strengthen its prevention measures after one of the country's deadliest wildfires in recent history killed 13 people and razed a huge area. The prime minister was visiting the area to meet emergency...

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'Preventive measures' needed to avoid 'increasingly common' wildfires, says Spanish PM

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