Overview

• Spain’s civil protection chief said the worst appears to be over after two weeks of fires, with 18 active sites remaining and the front near Igüeña still of concern.
• Portugal is still fighting a massive fire near Arganil with about 1,600 firefighters and aerial support, after activating the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and receiving help from Sweden, Greece and France.
• An estimated 60,000 hectares have burned in the Arganil blaze, which a forestry professor described as probably the largest fire ever recorded in Portugal; three people have died in Portugal since late July.
• Greece reports more than 300 arrests tied to suspected fire‑setting this year, with tougher penalties now in force and about 45,000 hectares burned since January.
• EFFIS data show Spain has surpassed 400,000 hectares burned this year, a national record; Spanish authorities say roughly 96% of recent fires were caused by human actions, and tens of thousands were evacuated with four deaths reported.