Overview

• Multiple wildfires in León province have remained active at level-2 danger since Sunday, forcing the evacuation of over 800 residents from towns including Las Médulas and Carucedo and damaging several homes; Ávila’s blaze now has 90% of its perimeter under control.
• Firefighters fully extinguished the chapel fire at Córdoba’s Mezquita-Catedral on August 9, containing damage to the Chapel of la Encarnación despite its partial collapse.
• Mexico City’s Protección Civil activated Alerta Morada overnight as monsoon-driven storms flooded Iztapalapa streets and SSC officers helped evacuate stranded public transport passengers.
• A multi-vehicle collision on Buenos Aires’ Avenida General Paz left nine people injured and one vehicle aflame, with SAME and Policía bonaerense teams leading rescue efforts and a formal investigation underway.
• Local brigades, the Unidad Militar de Emergencias, regional authorities and police units have been mobilized to coordinate evacuations, fire suppression, flood rescues and crash investigations across the affected regions.