Overview

• A man airlifted from the Tres Cantos fire died after suffering burns on 98% of his body, marking the season’s first confirmed fatality.
• Spain’s Interior Ministry declared a national pre-emergency and enlisted nearly 1,000 armed forces personnel to bolster firefighting efforts.
• AEMET forecasts highs of up to 44 °C today in parts of Spain, heightening the threat of new outbreaks and rapid fire spread under strong winds.
• Morocco has sent two water-bombing aircraft to assist Portugal, and EU Civil Protection coordination is directing additional aerial resources across affected countries.
• Almost 6,000 people have been evacuated in Spain and about 2,000 in Turkey, with further relocations underway in Greece and the Balkans as fires remain active or poised to reignite.