Madrid, Sept 21, 2025 (AFP) - Cooler weather aids firefighters battling Spain blazes

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Cooler temperatures and calmer winds helped firefighters make progress Sunday against wildfires that have swept across northwestern Spain, officials said. In Lugo province in Galicia, 142 brigades and 26 water-bombing aircraft were tackling the largest blaze, which broke out Thursday and has burnt around 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres), the regional government said. "It is very stable, it had a calm night," Galicia's regional minister for rural affa......

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