Wildfires in Spain Force Augustinian Nuns to Evacuate Monastery

Wildfires in Spain force Augustinian nuns to evacuate monastery

(OSV News) — Wildfires burning through central Spain forced a community of Augustinian nuns to evacuate their monastery as flames threatened the region. In a statement published July 27, the sisters of the Monastery of the Conversion in Sotillo de la Adrada said they were evacuated July 25 and “had no choice but to leave the monastery.” Evacuees take temporary shelter from wildfires at a municipal sports arena in Ávila, Spain, July 24, 2026. In…

Major wildfire stabilizes in central Spain but rising temperatures bring new alerts

Blazes have forced large-scale evacuations of people, scorched through forests and killed wildlife.

As it braces for a new heatwave, Spain races to contain wildfires

Fires continue to spread through Spain with one blaze to the west of Madrid now the largest to have swept through the country. Over 50,000 hectares have burnt near the city of Avila, and firefighters are attempting to bring the fires under control ahead of a rise in temperatures.

Spain faces another heatwave that threatens to undo five days of relentless firefighting efforts

The authorities have extended the evacuation of some 60,000 people in Madrid and Ávila by another day, while firefighteres take advantage of the night to work with conditions that are "not too bad"

Spain sees progress in wildfire battle despite risks from new heatwave

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced that Spain is seeing progress in combating ongoing wildfires, although he warned of continued challenges due to soaring temperatures. The government reports nearly 100,000 individuals affected, with over 63,000 evacuated. Fire crews are prioritising merged fire fronts in the Madrid region.