Overview

• More than 44,000 hectares have burned across Spain since July, with the combined fires in southeast Ourense now the largest ever recorded in Galicia
• At least three people have died in this summer’s wave of blazes that continues to rage in Galicia, Castilla y León and Extremadura, prompting evacuations and transport disruptions
• The Unidad Militar de Emergencia has mobilized about 3,400 personnel and Galicia and Extremadura have formally requested army engineers alongside activation of the EU civil-protection mechanism
• In Argentina, deputies close to Mendoza governor Alfredo Cornejo joined forces with La Libertad Avanza to draft minority dictámenes on ATN and fuel-tax revenue sharing designed to stave off presidential vetoes
• Opposition blocs have organized a special Chamber session on August 20 to push for overturning vetoed laws and secure more predictable provincial transfers