00:00Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will declare the areas affected by the deadly wildfires as disaster zones.
00:08The fires, currently ranging for a tenth consecutive day, have burned through an area of more than 3,800 square kilometers,
00:15according to the EU's European Forest Fire Information System.
00:19Thousands of Spanish firefighters aided by soldiers and water-bombing aircraft were still at work battling the flames,
00:26particularly severe in the northwestern Galicia province.
00:30The Interior Ministry says firefighting units from Germany arrived in Spain on Tuesday
00:35as part of a European Coordination Agreement and will be helping to fight the blazes.
00:40Madrid says at least four people were killed in this year's wildfire season.
00:45Police have detained more than 20 people for suspected arson
00:48and are investigating almost 90 others for allegedly sparking or contributing to the disaster.
00:53The country is still battling a dozen active fires,
00:56which continue to rage despite the end of Europe's record-setting heat wave,
01:01bringing in cooler temperatures.
01:03In neighboring Portugal, more than 3,700 firefighters were at work on Tuesday to brave the flames.
01:10At least two people were killed by the fires, which have also torched over 2,300 square kilometers.
01:16The figure is a five-fold increase over an almost two-decade average,
01:20ranging from 2006 to 2024.
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