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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) \u2014 Firefighters in central Spain on Wednesday battled a wildfire that has burned over 32,000 hectares (79,000 acres) in one of the largest blazes in recent memory for the southern European country.<\/p>\n

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The fire in rural Guadalajara comes less than two weeks after a deadly blaze devastated a small expat community in southern Spain. That small but extremely virulent fire killed 13 people, including several foreigners, in one of Spain\u2019s deadliest wildfires.<\/p>\n

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez on Wednesday visited the fire-ravaged area in Guadalajara, located less than two hours by car northeast of Madrid, where some 34 villages have been evacuated. There are no reported serious injuries or deaths.<\/p>\n

\u201cYear after year we clearly see how climate change kills and destroys wealth in our communities,\u201d S\u00e1nchez said in village of Tamaj\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t politics. It is science, it\u2019s about facts,\u201d S\u00e1nchez said, making a call for a national pact among all political parties to fight climate change.<\/p>\n

Spain this year has already suffered 22 major forest fires, which is defined as a fire that burns over 500 hectares (1,235 acres). The fires have burned four times the amount of terrain compared to July of last year, S\u00e1nchez said.<\/p>\n

The Socialist leader said over 100,000 hectares (247,000 acres) had already been scorched through the first half of the year, matching the total yearly average for Spain over the last decade.<\/p>\n

Spain\u2019s Minister for the Ecological Transition, Sara Aagesen, described the Guadalajara fire as \u201cone of the largest in the recent history of our country\u201d and the largest ever for the region of Castilla La Mancha.<\/p>\n

Regional authorities said firefighters supported by water-dumping aircraft had so far protected the homes of all 40 villages in the burned area, 90% of which belongs to a national park. Firefighters hope to have the nearly week-old fire under control by Friday, said Emiliano Garc\u00eda-Page, regional president of Castilla La Mancha.<\/p>\n

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Miguel \u00c1ngel Moreno, mayor of the village of Zarzuela de Jadraque, said its 100 residents were evacuated Friday, with 14 taking refuge at a Red Cross shelter. <\/p>\n

Firefighters battled the blaze inside the village and saved all the local homes, even if two barns went up in flames, Moreno said, adding that the firefighters should receive as much admiration as the soccer players who won the World Cup on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201c(The firefighters) had to run from one side of the village to the other putting out fires,\u201d Moreno told Spanish national television TVE. \u201cBesides the heroes who won the World Cup, we have other heroes who remain nameless.\u201d<\/p>\n

New heat wave could complicate firefighting efforts<\/h3>\n

Spain\u2019s weather agency said a heat wave that began Tuesday was expected to reach its peak between Wednesday and Thursday, with temperatures pushing 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in several inland areas and even crossing 42 Celsius (108 Fahrenheit) in parts of Andalusia in southern Spain.<\/p>\n

Guadalajara and large areas of Spain were under alert for high temperatures.<\/p>\n

Like other countries, Spain is experiencing extreme heat, which is combining with wind and limited rainfall to create ideal conditions for small wildfires to grow unchecked.<\/p>\n

Europe is the world\u2019s fastest-warming continent, with temperatures increasing twice as quickly as the global average since the 1980s, according to the European Union\u2019s Copernicus Climate Change Service.<\/p>\n

Globally, 2025 was the third-hottest year on record, bringing severe heat waves across Europe. Scientists warn that climate change is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness especially in southeastern Europe, making the region more vulnerable to health impacts and wildfires.<\/p>\n

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