Spain's PM Announces End of National Emergency the Fires in Madrid and Ávila Triggered
Spain shifts wildfire coordination back to regional authorities as officials say more than 70,000 hectares burned and 1,000 evacuees remain.
- On Thursday, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the end of the national emergency triggered by fires in Madrid and Castilla, moving operations to level 2 after consulting regional authorities in Navaluenga.
- Authorities declared the fire "stabilised" on Wednesday night after over 70,000 hectares burned across Madrid and Castilla, making it the most devastating fire in the history of Spain.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez praised emergency services for their "effective response" and "more than 150 consecutive hours of tireless work," though 1,000 evacuees remain near the San Juan reservoir.
- Despite improved conditions, Sánchez warned that "the emergency continues" as Spain faces its fourth heatwave this year, condemning carelessness in fire-starting as acts "will not go unpunished."
- Firefighting coordination now falls entirely to regional authorities, while Sánchez insisted on a state pact against climate emergencies to strengthen future forest fire prevention efforts.
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The president of the government, Pedro Sánchez, announced on Thursday the end of the national emergency declared in the fire in Ávila and Madrid. Sánchez considers that the response has been “effective to the magnitude of the fire”, in a visit to the Advanced Command Post of the municipality of Navaluenga. Meanwhile, in Castile and León, 10 active fires, three of maximum danger level in Fermoselle (Zamora) and Veguellina and Valdellaba, in León,…
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