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Wildfires Consume Over 60,000 Hectares in Northwest Spain as Containment Efforts Falter

Grueling heat and drought have overwhelmed firefighting crews, triggering military reinforcements and mask advisories.

Un hombre de 88 años impidió que dos ladrones robaran su casa: los ahuyentó a tiros
Pedro Sánchez y Alfonso Fernández Mañueco, en una de las zonas afectadas por los incendios en Villablino (León).
trabajan en labores de extinción del incendio forestal de Carballeda de Avia (Ourense) este domingo. La ola de incendios que afecta al noroeste de España no da tregua este domingo. Tras una semana de incendios que han causado tres muertos, miles de hectáreas quemadas y miles de desalojados por las llamas, el país se encuentra devastao. En la región de Galicia ardieron ya 50.000 hectáreas y en la de Castilla y León 3.500 personas permanecían fuera de sus hogares. EFE/ Brais Lorenzo
Una mujer de 82 años murió cuando intentaba descender del colectivo en el viajaba (Imagen ilustrativa).

Overview

  • Multiple megafires continue to burn uncontrolled in Galicia’s Ourense province, as well as in parts of Castilla y León and Extremadura, pushing the regional burned area close to 63,000 hectares.
  • At least one firefighter died and another was injured when their fire truck overturned near Yeres in León, and ongoing evacuations have displaced residents from nursing homes and rural communities.
  • The central government has mobilized about 1,900 troops from the Unidad Militar de Emergencias alongside regional brigades and aerial units to bolster firefighting operations.
  • Renfe has kept the Madrid–Galicia rail corridor suspended and arranged special replacement trains, and traffic authorities have imposed road closures to support containment efforts.
  • Wildfire investigation units report 27 arrests and 92 individuals under inquiry for suspected arson while authorities continue probing deliberate ignition as a key risk factor.