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Nearly 160,000 hectares reportedly burned in Spain's Ourense province

The Galicia regional government says nearly 160,000 hectares were destroyed by wildfires in Ourense, contradicting the European EFFIS system's estimate.

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The reported scale indicates a major wildfire disaster with extensive environmental and potential community impact in northwestern Spain.

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  1. La Xunta de Galicia contradice al sistema europeo EFFIS: casi 160.000 hectáreas arrasadas por incendios solo en Ourense ↗xornalgalicia.com · Recorded source date: Aug 29, 2026, 1:02 AM UTC

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