Wildfires spread in Catalonia as heatwave grips Spain


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  • Thursday, 27 Jun 2019

Trees burn during a forest fire near Maials, west of Tarragona, Spain, June 27, 2019. REUTERS/Albert Gea

TARRAGONA, Spain (Reuters) - Wildfires raged on Thursday across nearly 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares) in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia and fire fighters said the area affected could increase significantly as a powerful heatwave grips the entire country.

Temperatures in some parts of Spain are expected to soar to more than 43 degrees Celsius (109 Fahrenheit) on Thursday and Friday. Some other western European countries including France and Germany are also wilting under the heatwave.

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