Overview

• Multiple wildfires in Greece and Portugal are now under control, with smoldering hot spots still requiring active suppression.
• Portugal’s civil protection agency reports roughly 1,500 firefighters remain deployed to extinguish fires near Arouca and in Peneda-Geres National Park.
• Spain’s Ávila blaze has scorched an estimated 3,000 hectares, fueled by dense underbrush and gusty winds; a firefighter died in a roadside accident en route to the fire line.
• In Turkey, fires in Bursa and Karabük remain difficult to contain under record heat; more than 3,500 residents have been evacuated and three firefighters died near Gürsu.
• EU RescEU helicopters and personnel from five member states support overwhelmed fire services in Bulgaria and North Macedonia as the region stays under extreme fire risk.