Wildfire Ravages Valencia Region in Spain, Hundreds Evacuated.

Spain's first major wildfire of the year has destroyed over 30sq km of forest and forced 1,500 residents to abandon their homes in eastern Valencia. More than 500 firefighters supported by 18 planes and helicopters worked throughout the night and on Friday to tackle the blaze near the village of Villanueva de Viver. An unusually dry winter across parts of Southern Europe has reduced moisture in the soil and raised fears of a repeat of 2022 when fires burned 7,850sq km of land in Europe.