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Spain: Forest fires are raging in the Valencia region – The fires in pictures

Created: 08/18/2022, 10:55 am

Devastating forest fires have been raging in Spain all summer. Two particularly violent fires have spiraled out of control in the Valencia region. The fires are ravaging thousands of hectares of land near Pego, in the Costa Blanca hinterland, and near Bejís, in the province of Castellón.

Feuerwehrmänner bekämpfen einen Brand in Spanien.
1 / 11 On the Costa Blanca, near Pego, the Spanish fire brigade has been fighting a forest fire since August 13th. © Provincial Fire Service/Bomberos Diputación Alicante
Ein Feuer frisst sich durch eine Bergkette.
2 / 11 On the Costa Blanca, near Pego, the Spanish fire brigade has been fighting a forest fire since August 13th. © Natxo Frances/EFE
Ein Dorf vor einer großen Rauchwolke.
3 / 11 The village of Benimassot in the hinterland of the Costa Blanca was evacuated as a precaution because of the forest fire in eastern Spain. © David Revenga
Ein Feuerwehrmann blickt auf einen brennenden Wald.
4 / 11 The fire brigade has been fighting a devastating forest fire on the Costa Blanca in Spain since August 13. © David Revenga
Ein brennender Wald
5 / 11 Devastating forest fire in Spain since August 13: Fire in the hinterland of the Costa Blanca. © David Revenga
Feuerwehrmänner laufen zu einem Waldbrand.
6 / 11 In the hinterland of the Costa Blanca, the Spanish fire brigade has been fighting a forest fire since August 13th. © David Revenga
Ein Ortseingangsschild vor einem Waldbrand in Spanien
7 / 11 A forest fire is also raging near Bejís in the Valencia region in north-eastern Spain. © Provincial Fire Service/Bomberos Diputación Castellón
Feuerwehrautos stehen in der Nähe eines heftigen Waldbrands.
8 / 11 A forest fire is also raging near Bejís in the Valencia region in north-eastern Spain. © Provincial Fire Service/Bomberos Diputación Castellón
Feuerwehrmänner bekämpfen einen Waldbrand.
9 / 11 A forest fire is also raging near Bejís in the Valencia region in northeastern Spain. © GVA
Feuerwehrmänner bekämpfen einen Waldbrand.
10 / 11 A forest fire is also raging near Bejís in the Valencia region in north-eastern Spain. © GVA
Feuerwehrmänner beobachten einen Waldbrand.
11 / 11 A forest fire is also raging near Bejís in the Valencia region in north-eastern Spain. © GVA

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