Spain deploys military against wildfire, evacuates 2,500

Soldiers have been deployed in southeastern Spain to join the battle against a major wildfire burning for nearly a week. The blaze in Malaga province has destroyed nearly 7,000 hectares (17,300 acres) of forest and prompted the evacuation of up to 2,500 residents. An emergency brigade travelled from the military base of Morón, in southern Spain, to join more than 300 firefighters and 41 water-dropping aircraft battling the flames in the Andalusia region.