Overview

• The government declared a national PLEGEM preemergency and mobilized the Unidad Militar de Emergencias to support regional crews.
• Major fire fronts in Ourense, Zamora/León and Cádiz/Tarifa remain active as gusty winds and high temperatures fuel rapid spread.
• Two fatalities have been confirmed: one man in Tres Cantos and a volunteer firefighter in León.
• Tens of thousands of hectares have burned in the past week, prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents across multiple autonomous communities.
• Authorities have launched judicial investigations and arrested at least one suspect on suspicion of intentional ignition.