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Fires ravage an ageing rural Spain

The biggest fear for senior citizens taking refuge in Benavente, a town in a zone ravaged by vast wildfires in Spain, is that “everything they own could burn”, its mayor Beatriz Asensio told AFP.

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Aug 25, 2025 – 11:00

Fires ravage an ageing rural Spain

The biggest fear for senior citizens taking refuge in Benavente, a town in a zone ravaged by vast wildfires in Spain, is that “everything they own could burn”, its mayor Beatriz Asensio told AFP.

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