Hundreds battle new mega-wildfire in Spain

This handout photo released on Jul 20, 2026 by Castilla-La-Mancha's Fire Prevention unit INFOCAM shows the firefighters fighting a wildfire near houses in La Mierla area, near Guadalajara, about 100km north of Madrid. (Photo: AFP) 21 Jul 2026 07:14PM (Updated: 21 Jul 2026 07:20PM) MADRID: More than 600 firefighters and troops and 29 aircraft on Tuesday (Jul 21) battled for a sixth day a huge wildfire north of Madrid that authorities said is one of the most difficult they have faced.Some 1,200 people have fled their homes and the flames have devastated 29,000 hectares of land in Guadalajara province about 100km north of the Spanish capital.Castilla-La Mancha regional president Emiliano Garcia-Page said firefighters had "practically stopped" the advance of the fire toward the town of Soria b