As It Happened: France, Spain Tackle Major Wildfires
The environment ministry counted 35 large fires and nearly 90,000 evacuations as Spain requested EU aerial support and investigators probed suspected negligence.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's cabinet meets to declare fire-ravaged areas disaster zones after Spain's record season destroyed 172,396 hectares since January 1—six times the 2025 total.
- The largest recorded blaze, beginning July 22 at Burgohondo in Ávila province, consumed around 50,000 hectares. The Guardia Civil identified serious negligence, citing operators who used heavy machinery without administrative permits or required extinguishing equipment during a regional ban.
- Almost 90,000 people face evacuation or confinement across Madrid, Ávila, and Toledo, while 13 died in Andalusia's deadliest fire. Spain activated the European Civil Protection Mechanism on July 24, securing aerial support from Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Turkey.
- Appearing with Sara Aagesen, third deputy prime minister and ecological transition minister, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez relaunched his climate emergency pact on July 27. Cuca Gamarra, the People's Party's deputy secretary for institutional regeneration, dismissed the plan as "marketing."
- The Congress of Deputies rejected the government's deficit targets for a second time on July 23, deepening political instability. With the 2023 budget rolled over for a third year, corruption allegations continue shadowing the executive's term.
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The situation was beginning to improve, on Tuesday 28 July 2026 in Spain, where Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he saw "the light at the end of the tunnel." But a new heat wave is taking place and the National Meteorological Agency (Aemet) warns about extreme risks of fire. Spain, in particular, has triggered the European Civil Protection Mechanism. José Manuel Albares, the Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, believes that the European Union…
It continues live the last hour of the fires in Spain. Emergency teams continue to work to consolidate the main active fronts while assessing damage and monitoring possible reactivations
Firefighters continue to fight flames in France and Spain, so high temperatures are expected in both countries on Wednesday.
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Kristeligt DagbladSpain and France battle wildfires. Spanish Prime Minister says there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Spain is seeing 'the light at the end of the tunnel' in its fight against fires
Firefighters are starting to see "light at the end of the tunnel" in their battle against some of the worst forest fires in Spanish history, according to the country's prime minister. In Avila, near…
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