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Spain Wildfires Ease With Larouco Stabilized and Jarilla Downgraded

Authorities now count 13 serious fires still active, with Igüeña in León singled out as the main concern.

Rueda, ayer, en los viñedos de Adega Tapias Mariñán , en Monterrei. | J.P. Gandul
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Overview

  • After a CECOD meeting chaired by Pedro Sánchez, officials reported 13 active level‑2 fires across Castilla y León, Galicia and Asturias, while Jarilla (Cáceres) moved to level 1.
  • Galicia’s largest blaze on record, Larouco (≈30,000 ha), was declared stabilized, and major Ourense fronts such as Oímbra‑Xinzo (≈17,000 ha) and A Mezquita (≈10,000 ha) show favorable evolution.
  • Extremadura began demobilizing outside reinforcements as the Jarilla fire was contained under regional control, with foreign crews departing and evacuated residents returning home.
  • Castilla y León and Zamora authorized phased returns in multiple towns, though new or continued confinements persist around problematic fronts, especially in Igüeña and parts of El Bierzo.
  • The season’s scale remains severe, with EFFIS estimating more than 400,000 hectares burned, four deaths reported, and police citing 42 arrests and 132 people under investigation since June.