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Residents in Tabara are calculating the cost of a wildfire which spared their town but ravaged agricultural land. One of them was seriously injured when he dug a trench for the firefighters to put out the flames and save homes.

Angel Martin Arjona (50), the owner of Tabara's construction warehouse, was seen leaving his digger in flames on July 18 and running away with his clothes on fire.

Friends claim he is still in hospital with 80% burns, but he was showing signs that he was improving and his kidneys were working again.

Juan Lozano, a mechanic and childhood friend of Arjona said that the entire town felt desolated.

He said: "Angel is more than the other. The man is fighting. He is strong and he will be able to recover, but this is very serious.

"The tragedy that this man suffered hurts all of us,"

Authorities said that the fire, which began in Losacio in the northwest province of Zamora on 17 July, caused two deaths and left three people seriously injured.

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According to UN's February 2022 report, extreme wildfires are expected to rise by 30% due to human-caused climate changes that have triggered droughts. Fires also erupted in Spain during extreme heat days.

Lozano pointed out the tracks Arjona’s digger had carved into blackened stubble in the fields. He said that it was not yet clear how he got caught in the fire.

He said: "The digger has stopped here. We haven't been in a position to determine if it got stuck or if the cabin's fire and smoke didn't allow him to breathe."

However, the trench he dug served its purpose, namely to save a number of homes, businesses, repair shops, and a petrol station. He said: "If it wasn't for the ditch, maybe everything would have been burnt."

He said that farmers in particular have difficulty rebuilding their businesses after a fire and are forced to move their livestock to pastures in another village.

This year, 90,000 hectares (2222,000 acres) of Spain have been burned. This includes 20,000 hectares (49,000 acres), which is slightly larger than New York City, in the heatwave that began July 10.

According to government statistics, 2022 is Spain's worst year for wildfires.

"Those of us who know the route are used to seeing Culebra Sierra mountains filled with trees and life... It's completely scorched," Cipriano Pietro (63), said while visiting Tabara.

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