More than 30 aircraft deployed to help tackle major wildfire in Spain

A firefighting airplane over a wildfire near Alcublas in eastern Spain (Alberto Saiz/AP)

A wildfire burning out of control in an eastern province of Spain has become one of the country’s biggest this year, with 35 aircraft deployed to help tackle it, authorities said.

The blaze in Valencia – which entered its fifth day on Friday – has already scorched more than 19,000 hectares (47,000 acres) along a 85-mile (137km) perimeter.