A forest burns during a wildfire near Altura, eastern Spain, on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. Up to early August, 43 large wildfires - those affecting at least 500 hectares (1,235 acres) - were recorded in the Mediterranean country by the Ministry for Ecological transition, while the average in previous years was 11. The European Forest Fire Information System estimates a burned surface of 284,764 hectares (704,000 acres) in Spain this year. That's four times higher than the average since records began in 2006. (AP Photo /Alberto Saiz)
Associated Press MADRID (AP) – A wildfire burning out of control in Spain’s eastern province of Valencia has become one of the country’s biggest fires…
