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Shock Video Captures Thousands of Moroccans Storming Spain's Ceuta Border as Guards Overwhelmed

Thousands of migrants are attempting to reach Ceuta, Spain, exploiting a legal loophole. The Spanish government faces pressure to declare a national emergency as the border struggles to manage the influx.

International Business Times UK · Jul 30

Spanish Army Demanded in Ceuta as Border Collapses Under Massive Migrant Surge From Morocco

Ceuta faces a humanitarian crisis as thousands of migrants cross from Morocco, straining resources and prompting calls for Madrid to take control.

International Business Times UK · Jul 30

Migrants cross into Spain’s Ceuta enclave from Morocco, in photos

Thousands of migrants have crossed into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, prompting local officials to urge Madrid to declare a national emergency and deploy the army as attempts to reach the territory surge.

The Independent UK · Jul 30

Three firefighters killed as deadly wildfires rage across southern Europe

Greece's fire department said the firefighters lost their lives while tackling separate fires on the island of Crete and in the country's southern mainland. The deaths came as soaring temperatures and strong winds made firefighting operations increasingly difficult. The wildfires now stretch across a vast area from the Atlantic coast…

The Times of India · Jul 30

‘The breath just went out of us’: people return to their homes after wildfires near Madrid

Residents struggle to take in the devastation five days after El Morro was evacuated as fires burned across countryside west of Spanish capital

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29

Three firefighters killed on Crete and in mainland Greece as Europe battles wildfires

Repeated heatwaves and strong winds alarm experts, who warn blazes are becoming harder to quell

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29

Spanish wildfire evacuees start returning home

ALDEA DEL FRESNO, Spain - Thousands of Spaniards evacuated from the path of huge wildfires were returning home on Wednesday while in France firefighters braced for worsening conditions in their own battle with raging flames.

Bangkok Post · Jul 29

Spain faces ‘complex’ three days with risks of heatwave and strong winds reigniting some fires – as it happened

Authorities fear progress in containing the fires in the Gironde and Madrid regions may be set back by temperatures expected to hit the low 40s

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29

France wildfires latest: A third of a million evacuated across Europe as temperatures to hit 44C

The Gironde fire has burned an area four times the size of Paris

The Independent UK · Jul 29

Wildfires: Europe on track for worst year on record as burned area reaches size of Luxembourg

While Madrid braces for "difficult hours ahead", Portugal puts municipalities on maximum wildfire alert. Which countries have suffered the worst damage so far?

Euronews · Jul 29