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Wildfires in Ávila and Madrid force mass evacuations and unified command
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Wildfires affecting Ávila and Madrid have led to the evacuation of dozens of municipalities and the relocation of the command post from Cenicientos to Navalcarnero. The government has established a unified command amid the potential merger of the fires.
The central government activated level 3 national emergency for forest fires affecting southwest Madrid and eastern Ávila, where three fires merged into an eight-kilometer front that has burned thousands of hectares and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.
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Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska activated level 3 national interest emergency in the Madrid region and Ávila province early Friday after a request from Isabel Díaz Ayuso.