Wildfire season already a major threat in Europe

Spain is sending help to Portugal, which is trying to manage a surge in wildfires across the country. But fires in Spain are already double the yearly average this summer. As Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona, concerns are growing that the EU simply won’t have enough resources to fight fires on a larger scale.

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