Spain’s worst wildfires in years are raging across multiple regions, forcing over 100,000 evacuations and blanketing cities in toxic smoke—so severe the Prime Minister has declared a national emergency, a rare move only used before for a nationwide blackout. The emergency, requested by Madrid’s regional president, overrides local authority and centralizes control amid criticism of underfunded and understaffed regional firefighting services, blamed by some on tax-cutting policies. Yet, despite political friction, the King commends the unprecedented cooperation between national and regional forces as they battle the inferno.
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