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Spain Battles Record Fires Even as End of Heatwave Brings Lower Temperatures
Over 220 fires have destroyed more than 343,000 hectares, nearly five times the 2006-2024 average, with 23 major fires at high emergency levels, officials said.
- This year, Spain is experiencing its most severe wildfires in over 20 years, with 3,440 km² burned, surpassing the 2022 record of 3,060 km², according to EFFIS.
- Amid extreme weather, authorities say many fires were triggered by human activity, complicating firefighting efforts.
- This week, thousands of firefighters, supported by soldiers, are battling severe wildfires that have claimed at least four lives in northern and western Spain.
- As a result, authorities have evacuated thousands of residents and suspended rail services, blocking a 50 km stretch of the Camino de Santiago.
- On Tuesday, German firefighting units arrived, and EFFIS reported 38,000 hectares burned since Monday, as AEMET forecasts cooler, more humid weather.
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The wave of fires that have been raging for days in large parts of Spain continues to hit hard territories such as Galicia, Extremadura and Castilla y León. With this, there are already four fatalities and more than 33,000 residents evicted from their homes in what we carry from this cruel episode of fires that has already become one of the worst in history. In fact, according to data from the European surveillance tool Copernicus, more than 380…
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Fiji Broadcasting CorporationHuge wildfires stabilising in Spain, cooler forecast fuels hope worst is over
GONDULFES, Spain - Wildfires raging in northern and western Spain have burned through nearly the same area in the past 24 hours as in all of last year, although the end of a 16-day heatwave and expected rainfall have fanned hopes that an end may be in sight. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Spain's worst forest fires in 20 years: video shows fight against flame tsunami. Over 3,400 km2 destroyed, 4 dead, EU assistance requested.
Some 373,000 hectares have burned in Spain since the beginning of 2025. This is the worst year in terms of area destroyed by fires since 2006.
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