Wildfires prompt large-scale evacuations in Spain's Madrid region


MADRID, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Multiple wildfires burning across Spain's Madrid region on Thursday forced large-scale evacuations, with about 10,000 people affected by evacuation measures, local authorities said.

The fires, affecting the municipalities of Villa del Prado, Aldea del Fresno and San Martin de Valdeiglesias, spread into the region from the neighboring province of Toledo, where another major wildfire remains active.

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