Fires
The favourable development of major fires active in Spain has led to the lifting of restrictions in various areas
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 Alavesa Council will not send firefighters to Madrid because of the fire risk in its territory
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 great fire in Gironda has reignited forcefully, forcing the evacuation of 4,000 other tourists
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.
Sanchez: "What else has to happen to agree a climate emergency pact?"
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 confinement of the municipality of La Vall d'Uixon has been lifted, and evacuation measures have been maintained for the rest of the day
The Castellón fire broke out on the fourth day with a weak wind and visibility problems, according to Aemet.
The threat of fires in Madrid is reduced, but the weather is expected to worsen due to heat
Spanish government sources have warned that the fire is not yet controlled and that "the weather is still changing".
Health asks not to be outdoors in Madrid for fire pollution
The concentration of suspended pollutant particles far exceeds the recommendations of the World Health Organization in almost all of Madrid.
Unease between the people of Bordeaux and the people who have been evacuated
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.
Sanchez calls for a state pact on climate emergencies
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.
A forest fire has burned about six acres in Elbet
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.
The fires in Madrid and Ávila are still out of control, but the fire has lost steam
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.
A fire in Galar caused concern at Pamplona airport and cut off rail traffic
The authorities have issued an urgent public appeal asking the public not to saturate 112 to report this fire.
Two major fires are being tackled in south-west France, the Landes and Arcachon
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.
Brussels mobilizes four aircraft from Greece and Italy to help combat the fires that hit Madrid and Ávila
Ayuso has claimed that this is "the most serious fire in the history of the Community of Madrid" and has stressed that the top priority is "saving lives." The fire has already burned about 6,000 hectares and the flames remain "powerless to extinguish."
The last day of heat before the change will be the forest fire in the Landes and the war in Iran
La lucha contra el fuego continúa, con puntos críticos en Castilla y León y Castilla-La Mancha
Forest fires in Alonsotegi and Erandio resume
On Thursday morning, firefighters had to return to both villages to intervene in the two fires that began on Wednesday.
Three fires have caused problems in Erandio, Alonsotegi and Güeñes
A forest fire that broke out around 3:00 p.m. next to the Makro store has caused a lot of smoke in Erandio. Anvery close to the town centre of Lonsotegi, the fire started from a spark caused by the tools of some workers in a work, while in Güeñes the fire started at 14:30 in a field and spread rapidly towards the houses.
The fires are hitting hard in Spain, burning three times more surface area last year than in the same season
