Overview

• EFFIS satellite estimates put the year-to-date toll at 382,607 hectares burned, the largest area this century in Spain.
• In Extremadura, the Jarilla fire remains a top priority at roughly 15,500 hectares and 155 km of perimeter, with up to 25 aircraft and reinforcements from other regions and abroad as the prime minister visits the command post.
• Around Lake Sanabria in Zamora, 15 aerial resources rejoined the fight on Tuesday after smoke grounded flights Monday, with ten localities evacuated near the Porto fire.
• The Comunitat Valenciana recorded at least 27 lightning-sparked ignitions on Monday, and crews tackled new fires on Tuesday in Llombai, Higueruelas and Callosa d’en Sarrià, most contained quickly.
• Authorities report four deaths in the past ten days and more than 30,000 people evacuated nationwide, with the UME and army units reinforcing overstretched regional services.