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Firefighters in Spain's Catalonia region battled a wildfire in the Pauls mountains of Tarragona province on Monday (July 7).

Authorities said the blaze has already scorched more than 150 hectares of land, fueled by dry conditions and strong winds.

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00:00Firefighters in Spain's Catalonia region battled a wildfire in the Pals Mountains of Tarragona
00:08Province on Monday.
00:09Authorities said the blaze has already scorched more than 150 hectares of land, fueled by
00:15dry conditions and strong winds.
00:18Local emergency services deployed dozens of ground crews, aerial units, and several aircraft
00:24to contain the flames.
00:26The fire prompted confinement orders and preventive evacuations in nearby towns as wind conditions
00:32may affect the extinguishing efforts throughout the day.
00:35El confinament l'hem de mantenir per un criteri de seguretat, però que aquest confinament
00:42sigui més estricte a persones que puguin tenir una determinada sensibilitat de banda a l'efectació
00:47de perfums que puguin experimentar.
00:50Però també ens interessa molt que les zones afectades la mobilitat de trànsit estigui
00:55al màxim delimitada per a les vehicles de l'efecte.
00:58Ens preocupa tot, però en aquest cas, si es mantenen les condicions de vent que tenim
01:05actualment, li costaria d'arribar-hi.
01:08Si tenim la possibilitat de continuar treballant aquestes dues o tres hores abans que encensin
01:12el mestral, hi hauria un cert optimisme al voltant d'intentar evitar que aquest incendi
01:18de l'efecte a l'efecte a l'efecte a l'efecte a l'efecte a l'efecte.
01:21The Catalan Regional Government warned that firefighters face a challenging night ahead, with strong
01:26winds hampering containment efforts.
01:28Weather conditions are not expected to improve until Tuesday, further complicating firefighting
01:33operations.
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