The Mediterranean tourist hotspot Costa Brava is on a wildlife alert, as a fire has engulfed the popular coastal region.
Videos shared to social media show fire ripping through a wooded area and creating rare ‘fire clouds’ pillowing into the sky, as 200 firefighters have been deployed to battle the blaze.
Thousands have been confined to their homes since Friday morning, and there are lockdowns in place in the city of Calonge and town Sant Antoni.
The blaze started in the morning near the municipality of La Bisbal d’Emporda in the northeastern region of Catalonia, around 12 miles from a picturesque coastline usually
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