Overview

• Fires in Galicia have consumed nearly 60,000 hectares, with the province of Ourense alone accounting for over 55,000 hectares—around 7–8% of its territory—and hosting three of the region’s largest recorded blazes.
• Castilla y León and Extremadura still contend with active, high-risk fires, including in the Sierra de la Culebra, Picos de Europa and Jarilla, as more than 40 blazes rage across northwest and central Spain.
• The government has reinforced the Unidad Militar de Emergencias with 500 additional troops—bringing total UME personnel to 1,900—and activated EU Canadair aircraft to support firefighting brigades.
• Officials report at least three recent fatalities, widespread evacuations and confinements in multiple municipalities, and a suspension of rail services between Madrid and Galicia to ensure public safety.
• Since June, authorities have launched around 92 criminal investigations into suspected arson and detained 27 people, while experts warn that extreme heat, prolonged drought and rural fuel buildup are intensifying wildfire risk.