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Spain Wildfires Enter Tense New Phase as Evacuations Persist and Senate Hearings Set

Prosecutors have opened inquiries into missing local fire‑prevention plans, reflecting urgent capacity gaps in small municipalities.

Overview

  • Active fronts continue across several regions with some stabilization, about 350,000 hectares burned and four deaths reported, and 330 residents evacuated from La Baña (León) due to a reactivation from Porto.
  • The government says the state firefighting fleet totals 56 aircraft this year and the 2025 extinguishing budget rises 29% to €109.3 million, with Copernicus imagery supporting damage assessments.
  • Parliamentary scrutiny intensifies next week as the PP forces ministerial appearances in the Senate by Margarita Robles, Sara Aagesen, Fernando Grande Marlaska and Luis Planas, while the PSOE presses for regional officials to testify.
  • Andalusian official Antonio Sanz has volunteered to appear to explain his region’s actions, arguing Andalucía stabilized fires quickly without requesting extraordinary state means.
  • Mayors from PSOE and PP in hard‑hit towns urge more funding and clearer rules for clearing private plots, saying small councils lack staff to enforce prevention, as the government launches a ‘stop bulos’ effort to counter wildfire disinformation.