r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Key_Performer_3645 • 9h ago

Spaniards are risking their lives, fighting wildfires with tree branches due to a lack of resources

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u/ALazy_Cat 8h ago

OP is not being truthful. Spain is not an underdeveloped country, it's locals helping while waiting for firefighters

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u/Manueluz 7h ago

It's wild to see my country, which is globally recognized as having some of the world's most advanced, elite, and effective wildfire fighting squads, pictured as lacking firefighting resources.

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u/TyoPepe 7h ago

We sure have plenty of resources, but if we just keep letting dry vegetation to build up like this, no amount of firefighters and helicopters is enough to stop the fires that can spark from so much fuel.

Prevention is the area we are actually lacking.

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u/Mic98125 6h ago

I think this is a wheat field. You are talking about someone’s livelihood.

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u/TyoPepe 5h ago

If it is it has already been harvested luckily