Madrid, July 26, 2026 (AFP) - Spanish wildfires intrude on holidaying foreign visitors

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2026-07-26

Being indoors as much as possible was not the plan when Chicago attorney Thomas Fawkes, 49, arrived on holiday in Madrid with his wife and son. But devastating wildfires ravaging a huge area just 50 kilometres (31 miles) to the north of Spain's capital gave him little choice. "We arrived in Madrid three days ago. We took the train in from Barcelona and we actually got stopped for about an hour and a half due to the wildfires -- you could really t......

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