Fires

The firefighters are fighting the flames in Porto Germeno, about 60 kilometers northwest of the capital. Haizea is the biggest enemy right now, as violent streaks have fueled the flames and the situation is critical across the country.

Half of the high-speed trains will operate from Saturday, while from Sunday the service will return to full normality.

The stabilisation of the Gironda fire will allow the extension of the A63 motorway between the Basque Country and Bordeaux. However, high-speed train traffic from the SNCF railway company between Hendaia and Bordeaux is still suspended.

Despite positive developments during the night, the heat is hampering the extinction efforts, especially in Zamora, where the fires in Madrid, Ávila and Castellón are still active, although they are already perimeter.

Night extinguishment work has made it possible to improve the state of the fires in the Community of Madrid, Ávila and Vall d'Uixo, before the start of a new heat wave, scheduled from today.

In two words, a summary of what will be news of the Present today.

The appointment shall allow citizens, businesses and public bodies access to extraordinary economic aid and tax benefits.

According to the latest data, the fires have burned about 50,000 hectares in Ávila, 28,000 in Madrid and 8,500 in Castellón.

The Spanish Government has requested more resources to deal with the fires on Monday and the municipalities of the three Basque capitals, together with the Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa, will join the device deployed by Bizkaia in Madrid. The helicopter shared by the three deputies will remain in Euskadi.

The greatest concern of the French authorities has come true. The forest fire in Gironda, which was technically considered stabilised in the morning, has reignited at several points following a change in the direction of the wind.

The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, has warned that "the climate emergency kills" and has again called for a State Pact against the Climate Emergency and "negationism." Sánchez recalled that in 2026 the fires have burned more than 170,000 hectares in Spain, six times more than last year.

The Castellón fire broke out on the fourth day with a weak wind and visibility problems, according to Aemet.

Spanish government sources have warned that the fire is not yet controlled and that "the weather is still changing".

The concentration of suspended pollutant particles far exceeds the recommendations of the World Health Organization in almost all of Madrid.

Bordeaux smells of burning. The fires heading towards the southwestern city of France are already felt in its streets: the city woke up this Saturday covered in a yellowish gray smoke, the air irritates its throat, and the unrest is spreading to its inhabitants.

The President of the Spanish Government, who visited the Cinderella Advanced Command Post and announced a single fire coordination command in Madrid and Ávila, said there was "a window of opportunity" to control the fire.

The fire broke out in the early morning hours of Saturday, affecting mainly the bushes and rastrojos, as well as some pine trees, and there was no need to evacuate any houses, nor to cause injury.

More than 60,000 people are evacuated or confined. This Saturday the wind may make it difficult to put out the fire again; the European Union will send four amphibious aircraft, and Pedro Sánchez has visited the affected area.

The authorities have issued an urgent public appeal asking the public not to saturate 112 to report this fire.

Authorities have warned that the fire is out of control in Arcachon Bay, with "worse conditions than in 2022," a region that suffered the most devastating fire in its history that year.