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Spain’s Royals Visit Fire-Scarred Sanabria as Six Major Blazes Persist in Castilla y León

Crews report stubborn reactivations in León and Lugo despite gradual improvement in other provinces.

Los reyes de España saludan a los efectivos que luchan contra el fuego en Sanabria.
Los reyes de España saludan a los efectivos que luchan contra el fuego en Sanabria.
Los reyes de España saludan a los efectivos que luchan contra el fuego en Sanabria.
Los reyes de España saludan a los efectivos que luchan contra el fuego en Sanabria.

Overview

  • King Felipe and Queen Letizia arrived at Lake Sanabria in Zamora for briefings at the Porto fire’s command post and meetings with residents and responders.
  • Smoke in the Forcadura canyon forced the cancellation of a planned stop at a lookout, with the itinerary continuing to León later in the day.
  • Castilla y León now has six IGR-2 incidents after Anllares del Sil escalated, prompting the evacuation of Anllarinos due to repeated flare-ups.
  • In Galicia, A Pobra do Brollón has burned about 800 hectares under situation 2, rail service is halted between San Clodio-Quiroga and A Pobra, a new fire was declared in A Fonsagrada, and Ourense has lifted its province-wide emergency status.
  • Two artillery specialists deployed with the UME were injured in a crash in Trasmiras, and Asturias reports its southwestern fires controlled pending higher humidity or rain.