Overview

• Civil Protection reported 21 large fires still active in the northwest and west, with most fronts no longer expanding overnight.
• The Jarilla blaze in Extremadura has burned about 16,000 hectares and is nearing containment, with 67 German firefighters assisting in hotspot clearance.
• Falling temperatures, higher humidity and scattered rain lowered fire danger, allowing Madrid–Galicia high-speed rail to restart and parts of the Camino Francés to reopen, though other segments and eight roads remain closed.
• EFFIS estimates more than 4,000 square kilometers burned this year, with at least four deaths, over 33,000 people displaced and agricultural losses around €600 million.
• Authorities continue arson investigations with 37 arrests since June, as EU partners provide aircraft, helicopters and specialist crews to support exhausted local forces.