The Catalonia government has on Sunday lifted the lockdown that confined 12,000 residents to their homes as firefighters managed to contain the blaze that broke out on Friday in La Bisbal d'Emporda, 12 miles from the Costa Brava coastline.
Amy Brooke - news@thelocal.de
Updated: Sun 5 Jul 2026 16:34 CET
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A firefighter water bomber helicopter flies over a wildfire raging near La Bisbal de lEmporda, northeastern Spain on July 3, 2026. (Photo by AFP)
The Catalonia government has on Sunday lifted the lockdown that confined 12,000 residents to their homes as firefighters managed to contain the blaze that broke out on Friday in La Bisbal d'Emporda, 12 miles from the Costa Brava coastline.
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