NNA – The Spanish authorities announced that the Spanish and Portuguese firefightersnbsp;who are trying to put out anbsp;fire in an area of 8,500 hectares in the Spanish region of Extremadura (west), hope to achieve significant progress today, according to AFP.
quot;We hope to deal a big blow today to the fire, and there are many resources on the ground and the work we are doing is very intense,quot; said Civil Defense Coordinator Neves Villar, noting that quot;the winds are weak in the area.quot;
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