Overview

• The King and Queen received an operational briefing at the District Forest Coordination Center in Verín from Sandra Martínez on the status of the province and planned prevention work.
• They greeted and thanked representatives from UME, Brilat, BRIF crews, 112 Galicia, National and regional police, Guardia Civil, Civil Protection, and Portugal’s emergency authority.
• After the briefing, they visited a livestock farm in Cualedro and spoke with residents in Medeiros about the human and economic toll on the rural sector.
• Regional officials reported the most serious Galician fires under control with no active fronts across the community following cooler weather and sustained firefighting efforts.
• Ourense recorded more than 96,000 hectares burned in August, and the King urged prudence and lessons to strengthen future prevention.