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Raging northeast Spain wildfires

By Edecio Martinez

/ CBS NEWS

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The fires that broke out on July 22, 2012, in several parts of the Catalonia region of Spain has left several people dead and has forced more than 1,400 people to stay in shelters. Fires were still burning as of July 24, in many places, with roads cut off because of the billowing smoke. In some areas farmers were helping firefighters by driving water tanker trucks to burning areas. Train service in the region was suspended and several cross-border roads linking Barcelona with France closed because of the advancing flames, regional government spokesman Felip Puig told The Associated Press. In this photo, farmers try to extinguish a fire in Llers, Spain, on July 23.

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Smoke clings to the trees as fires burn in Boadella, Spain, July 23, 2012.

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Smoke clings to the trees as fires burn in Boadella, Spain, July 23, 2012.

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Smoke clings to the trees as fires burn in Boadella, Spain, July 23, 2012.

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People observe the wildfire in Agullana, Spain, July 23, 2012.

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A plane works above a fire in Agullana, Spain, July 23, 2012.

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Farmers try to extinguish a fire in Llers, Spain, July 23, 2012.

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A plane works above a fire in Boadella, Spain, July 23, 2012.

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A plane works above a fire in Agullana, Spain, July 23, 2012.

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People gather on a high vantage point to view the nearby fire in Agullana, Spain, July 23, 2012.

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A house is surrounded by smoke during a wildfire in Boadella, Spain, July 23, 2012.

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A plane recollects water in Boadella, Spain, July 23, 2012.

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A plane works above a fire in Agullana, Spain, July 23, 2012.

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People observe the wildfire in Agullana, Spain, July 23, 2012.

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A farmer tries to extinguish a fire in Llers, Spain, July 23, 2012.

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The fire burn trees in Agullana, Spain, July 23, 2012.

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A plane works above a fire in Agullana, Spain, July 23, 2012.

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Firefighters rest during the fire in Agullana, Spain, July 23, 2012.

First published on July 24, 2012 / 9:47 AM

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