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Spain Battles One of Its Most Destructive Fire Seasons Even as Its Heat Wave Eases
Over 559,000 hectares have burned across Spain and Portugal this year, with mass evacuations and multiple firefighter deaths amid extreme heat and drought conditions, officials said.
- On August 18, 2025, thousands of firefighters in western Spain battled over 20 wildfires backed by soldiers and aircraft, as Portugal activated the EU civil protection mechanism requesting four Canadair water-bombing planes.
- This month, extreme heat made hotter by carbon pollution fueled devastating wildfires across southern Europe, breaking temperature records and exacerbating climate breakdown.
- In the last week, civil protection authorities say 31,130 people have been evacuated as over 559,000 hectares burned across Spain and Portugal.
- The Spanish government on Sunday deployed an extra 500 soldiers to join 1,400 troops, while Portugal sent 2,000 firefighters, half in Arganil.
- Amid growing concern, experts say Europe must rethink wildfire preparedness for a hotter, drier future, as Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a climate emergency pact.
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thealbertan.comSpain battles one of its most destructive fire seasons even as its heat wave eases
Spain is battling several major wildfires during one of its most destructive fire seasons in recent decades. Thousands of firefighters, aided by soldiers and aircraft, are battling fires on Tuesday in parched woodland, especially in northwestern Spain. The Galicia region…
MADRID (AP) — Spain continued to battle several large wildfires Tuesday in one of the country's most destructive fire seasons in recent decades, despite falling temperatures across the Iberian Peninsula.
Spain battles record wildfires even as the end of a heat wave brings lower temperatures
The fires have ravaged small, sparsely populated towns in the country's northwest, forcing locals in many cases to act as firefighters. About 2,382 square miles have burned across Spain and Portugal.
Wildfires rage in Spain and Portugal as neighboring countries send aid
Fires have ravaged more than 450,000 hectares of land across the Iberian peninsula since the start of the year, setting records in a region particularly hard hit by intensive heatwaves and drought affecting southern Europe.
Wildfires in Spain and Portugal Destroy Record Land as Europe Battles Heat and Drought
Quick Summary Spain and Portugal are enduring their worst wildfire season on record, with over 559,000 hectares burned across both countries. Fueled by heatwaves and drought, the fires have killed at least six people, forced mass evacuations, and triggered international aid. Experts warn the crisis is part of a larger climate trend that makes Europe increasingly vulnerable to “mega-fires.” Record-breaking devastation across the Iberian Peninsula…
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