INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Firefighters in drought-hit Spain battled four wildfires Friday in the northeastern region of Catalonia that have so far ravaged 1,200 hectares (3,000 acres) of land, a spokeswoman said.
About 300 firefighters were battling the wildfires which broke out on Thursday near the town of Lleida in the Pyrenees.
"Three blazes remain active while the fourth is being brought under control. About 1,200 hectares have been affected," the spokeswoman said.
Emergency services workers evacuated about 200 people from their homes on Thursday because of the risk from the flames but the majority have already been allowed to return to their homes.
Spain is struggling through its driest winter since the 1940s, according to the national weather office.
Source : Sapa/George Herald
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