Overview

• More than 380,000 hectares have burned this year, with satellite data showing roughly 30,000 hectares lost in a single day and confirming Spain’s worst season on record.
• Authorities report 21 to 22 major fires active across Galicia, Castilla y León, Extremadura and Asturía, with rail links to Galicia halted and sections of the Camino de Santiago closed.
• Evacuations have topped 33,000 people and four deaths are confirmed in Spain, including a firefighter killed in León.
• Germany has deployed 67 firefighters with 23 vehicles now operating near Jarilla in Extremadura, joining other European assistance and about 1,900 Spanish soldiers.
• Temperatures have dropped by 10 to 12 degrees and humidity has risen, yet strong, shifting winds persist; Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says the worst‑hit areas will be declared emergency zones to speed recovery aid.