A helicopter makes a water drop over a wildfire in Estepona, Spain, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Nearly 800 people have been evacuated from their homes and road traffic has been disrupted as firefighting teams and planes fight a wildfire in southwestern Spain. AP PHOTO
A helicopter makes a water drop over a wildfire in Estepona, Spain, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Nearly 800 people have been evacuated from their homes and road traffic has been disrupted as firefighting teams and planes fight a wildfire in southwestern Spain. AP PHOTO


JUBRIQUE: Soldiers were deployed on Sunday in southeastern Spain (Monday in Manila) to join the battle against a major wildfire that is burning for a fourth day, invigorated by stray embers that sparked a new hot spot.

The blaze in Malaga province has destroyed nearly 7,000 hectares (17,300 acres) of forest and prompted fresh evacuations, bringing the total number of residents displaced to around 2,500.

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