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Wildfires grip Wales as Scottish First Minister thanks emergency crews amid six-day Cairngorm blaze

FUW president calls for immediate action to preserve vital farmland

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock 鈥� 2 min read
A wildfire is burning across the Rhinogydd mountains in Wales
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A wildfire is burning across the Rhinogydd mountains in Wales

The 草榴社区' Union of Wales (FUW) is calling for an urgent escalation of resources and coordinated government action as the wildfire burning across the Rhinogydd mountains continues to devastate one of...

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