Spain, France battle wildfires as intense heat grips Southern Europe
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"Spain, France battle wildfires as intense heat grips Southern Europe" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 5 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include AP News, dw.com, France 24 and Reuters. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- Firefighters battle one of Spain's biggest-ever wildfires during heat wave across the Mediterranean AP News · 1d ago
- Europe wildfires prompt evacuations in France, Spain, Italy dw.com · 1d ago
- Wildfires ravage Spain, France and Italy, killing three firefighters France 24 · 1d ago
- Fires in Spain and France, hail in Balkans; Europe's erratic weather persists Reuters · 1d ago broke it first
- Spain, France battle wildfires as intense heat grips Southern Europe Reuters · 1d ago broke it first
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