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Headline: Spanish firefighters tackle wildfires in Sierra Oeste region

Caption: Firefighters battle a wildfire sweeping through the Sierra Oeste region west of Madrid. Spain is facing a severe wildfire season, with extreme heat, prolonged dry conditions and strong winds fuelling blazes and hampering firefighting efforts across several parts of the country.

Keywords: Spain wildfires,Sierra Oeste wildfire,Madrid region,Ávila province,national emergency,Military Emergency Unit (UME),wildfire containment,forest fires,mass evacuations,20,000 evacuated,Fernando Grande-Marlaska,Villa del Prado,San Martín de Valdeiglesias,Burgohondo,Castilla y León,RTVE,extreme heat,dry conditions,strong winds,firefighting operations

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