Overview

• Galicia’s Consellería do Medio Rural reports nearly 60,000 hectares burned, driven by rapidly expanding Valdeorras and Chandrexa fires.
• Extremadura’s Jarilla wildfire has consumed about 11,000 hectares, with its northern flank described as “desbocado” and leading to evacuations in Gargantilla and Hervás.
• The central government has deployed about 1,900 UME troops nationwide, supported by EU Mechanism Canadair aircraft and aerial assistance from Slovakia and Germany.
• Renfe has suspended the Madrid–Galicia rail service and multiple highways remain closed as officials report three to four fatalities, including a recent death in a firefighting vehicle accident.
• The Interior Ministry has detained 27 people and opened investigations into 92 suspected arson cases since June during a summer heatwave and drought conditions.