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Wildfire in Spain threatens Roman mining site, forces evacuations
This picture taken from the Orellana viewpoint shows the Roman-era mining site of Las Medulas in the municipality of Carucedo, after a wildfire ravaged the area yesterday. Photo / Cesar Manso, AFP
Firefighters in northwestern Spain struggled today to contain a wildfire that damaged a Roman-era mining site and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate.
The firefighting effort faced 'many difficulties' because of high temperatures and winds of up to 40km/h, said the Environment Minister for the Castile and Leon region, Juan
