Fires
The evolution of the fires is good, but there are still active spotlights in Castile and Leon, Galicia and Asturias
The drop in night temperatures has helped to put out the fire, but the situation is still difficult.
Pedro Sanchez will bring the issue of fires to the Conference of Presidents and set up an inter-ministerial commission
A volunteer from Salamanca has died and five people have died in Spain from forest fires
He reportedly participated as a volunteer in the fire extinguishment work in the town of Cipérez (Salamanca) and died days after being hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
The Coordinator of Farmers' and Farmers' Organizations estimates damage of over 600 million as a result of the fires
According to Javier Fatas, representative of the COAG Abeltzain eta Farmers Anternational Coordinator, this is a "catastrophic situation" in several parts of the state, with more than 350,000 hectares burned, especially in the west.
18 fires are active in Galicia, Castilla y León and Extremadura, while Jarilla's is stabilized
Three new spotlights have been detected in Galicia, the situation has worsened in the Leonese region of Bierzo. More towns have been ordered to vacate eta. A total of 403,171 hectares have been burned in Spain by 2025, according to Copernicus.
There have been demonstrations in Galicia and Castile and Leon to denounce the fire situation
The forest fires in Spain are being the protagonists of the summer, so demonstrations have been held in Galicia and Ponferrada to denounce the situation in the territory and to call for the resignation of the local government.
Antonio Aretxabala, geologist: "The people who exploit the mountain must take care of it."
Geologist Antonio Aretxabala points out the need to differentiate forest as an ecosystem and mountain as an industrial exploitation, where the danger lies. He warns that the next floods will be worse in the area because the soil is eroded.
Carlos Uriagereka, forest guard of Bizkaia: "We have had the opportunity to save a village threatened by fire"
There have been numerous professional Biscayans in the Leonese town of Casasuertes who have been helping to put out the fires that have burned the northwest of the peninsula since Monday in Castilla y León. Carlos Uriagereka, head of the Forestry Service of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia, has stated that it has been hard, but they have been happy to return to the Basque Country because they have managed to control the fire by making firewalls.
More than 350,000 hectares have been burned in forest fires in Spain since the beginning of August
There are still about 20 active foci in Castilla León, Galicia and Extremadura, and the wind is making it difficult to extinguish the fire at various points, while the rain that has fallen in the last few hours in northern León has helped to control the flames around the Peaks of Europe. On the other hand, the firefighters displaced from the ACV have taken their way home.
Five days after the fire, the residents of San Vicente de Leira (Ourense) have been able to return to the village
In the town of San Vicente de Leira, in Ourense, the fire has caused great damage. Eighty percent of the houses in the village are burnt down.
Euskadi fire helicopter shows aerial footage of the Castile and Leon disaster
Extinction work is currently under way in the municipality of Fasgar (Leon), where thousands of hectares of fire have been burned, with a capacity of 1,000 litres.
Temperatures are falling and the fire situation is improving, but 22 fires are still alive
Since they have managed to stop some major fires, the situation remains alarming in many provinces. All eyes are on Extremadura, in the fire of the Jarilla in Cáceres, where the fire has jumped to Salamanca.
Nearly 400 000 hectares have been burned in forest fires in Spain since the beginning of the year, most of them in August
According to data released this Wednesday by the European Union programme Copernicus, the European Fire Information System (EFFIS), the area burned in 2025 is significantly higher than the 42 615 hectares burned in 2024 in 219 forest fires.
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Anger among those affected by the fires in Castile and Leon
Ponferrada, Astorga, León and today in La Bañeza. In recent days, protests against the authorities of Castile and Leon over fire management have multiplied. Those affected by the fires demand that a level 3 emergency be decreed and that the state take command of the fight against fires.
Sanchez announces that he will recognize the emergency in the affected areas and promise help for his reconstruction
Sanchez announces that he will recognize the emergency in the affected areas and promise help for his reconstruction
Navarre Government cancels forest fire risk emergency plan
The Foral Government has taken this decision because of the weather conditions planned for the next few days, according to SOS Navarra.
This is how the ACV and Navarre firefighters contribute to the extinction of forest fires in Spain
A total of 58 firefighters from the Basque Autonomous Community (CAV) have travelled to Castilla y León to assist in the control of forest fires following the Board's request for assistance to the Basque Government, while 24 professionals from Navarra have travelled to Asturias.
In August alone, the fire burned 340,000 hectares in Spain, according to the Copernicus service
According to the data, 2025 would be the worst fire year in Spain, exceeding even the rough year of 2022, when nearly 200,000 hectares were burned until August.