Spain evacuates 10,000 near Madrid as wildfire rages on

Spain declared a national emergency over wildfires for the first time on Friday, evacuating more than 10,000 people from towns in the mountains west of Madrid as three fires burned across the region and neighbouring Avila province.

The declaration allows the government to take direct charge of coordinating the emergency response. More than 270 emergency personnel and 40 ground units have been deployed alongside Military Emergency Unit contingents. The last time Spain declared the same level of...