Overview

• Energy transition minister Sara Aagesen told the Senate the state mounted an unprecedented operation with 56 aircraft and 600 ministry firefighters, as provisional data show 362,463 hectares burned through August 21.
• Fire behavior improved in Zamora’s Porto–La Baña blaze with several evacuations lifted after two weeks of uncertainty, though authorities cautioned conditions can change quickly.
• The Xunta de Galicia announced 16 one-stop offices to guide victims through aid applications and said regional assistance is slated for approval on Friday to speed payments starting this weekend.
• Political scrutiny intensified in Galicia as PSdeG cited a European Court of Auditors finding that planned 2024 work covered less than one-third of firebreaks, while the BNG accused the Xunta of leaving about 70% of 2018 parliamentary measures unimplemented.
• Agricultural groups pressed for broader disaster coverage and tailored compensation, with Asaja Extremadura protesting the exclusion of eight fires from catastrophe declarations, as Andalusia noted the fire risk will stay extreme next month.