Overview

• EU data show more than 382,000 hectares burned in Spain this year with four deaths confirmed.
• AEMET reports very high to extreme danger in Galicia as temperatures ease after a 16‑day heatwave that topped 40C.
• Germany has deployed firefighting units to northern Spain, and over 20 vehicles were sent to tackle a blaze near Jarilla in Extremadura.
• Spain’s Civil Guard says 23 people have been detained on suspicion of arson, with 89 more under investigation.
• Copernicus reports widespread air‑quality deterioration with smoke reaching France, the UK and Scandinavia, as the UK updates advice to warn of high wildfire risk without discouraging travel.