Close to Madrid, evacuees displaced by massive wildfire worry what is next
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VILLAVICIOSA DE ODON (Spain), July 26 — Elvira Menendez slept little last night. Her local municipal gym is nothing like home.“There are dogs here, people snoring,” says the...
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“There are dogs here, people snoring,” says the resident of the village of Chapineria, evacuated on Friday to escape to the out-of-control fire west of Madrid.
Like some 200 other people, she found refuge in this large gymnasium in Villaviciosa de Odon, 30 kilometres from her home in the capital’s suburbs.
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- Jul 26, 2026
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- Aug 15, 2026
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