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National rail operator Renfe said it suspended Madrid-Galicia high-speed train services scheduled for Sunday due to the fires

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Spain is deploying an additional 500 soldiers to combat raging wildfires, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Sunday, as the country grapples with a prolonged period of scorching weather. The new deployment adds to the more than 1,400 troops already battling blazes across parched woodland.