Villagers flee homes as Spanish wildfire blazes for fifth day

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People fled their homes in six more Andalusian towns and villages on Sunday as Spain sent in a military unit to help tackle blazes raging close to a Costa del Sol resort.

A wildfire fanned by strong winds has now driven out close to 2,000 people and killed one emergency worker since it erupted on Wednesday in the mountainous Sierra Bermeja above Estepona, a popular spot with British tourists and retirees.

Evacuees, some elderly, sat about plastic tables in a sports centre in the nearby town of Ronda, as volunteers brought in bottled water, chairs and supplies. Emergency crews also cleared people from the towns and villages of Jubrique, Farajan, Pujerra, Alpandeire and Juzcar on Sunday in the hills where the fire is burning amid high late-summer temperatures.The fire had an “unusual power and strength” and was advancing in several directions, Alejandro Garcia from the forest fire agency's operational centre told reporters.

The fire covered more than 6,000 hectares according to provisional data from the European Commission's Copernicus satellite, the environment ministry said in a statement.

 

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