US EditionFires Continue to Rage in Spain, Overwhelming Authorities
More than 25,000 hectares including a World Heritage site burned, four people died, and over 10,000 were evacuated amid 30 active wildfires in eight Spanish regions, officials said.
- On Thursday, 14 August 2025, wildfires in at least 30 locations in Spain left seven seriously injured, evacuated over 10,000 people, and destroyed 25,000 hectares including Las Médulas.
- The Yeres fire that scorched Las M�dulas remains active, with six residents seriously injured in Puercas after ignoring Guardia Civil evacuation orders on Tuesday night.
- Ourense’s 12 active fires have burned 8,000 hectares, with Chandrexa de Queixa mayor Francisco Rodriguez, 78, saying he hadn't slept for 48 hours.
- The suspension of the high-speed AVE train link to Madrid and the evacuation of 50 elderly nursing home residents occurred as 25 kilometres of the A-66 and N-630 were cut off between kilometre 446 and 471.
- Amid hampering winds in Asturias, the regional ministry raised emergency level 2 and requested Ume assistance, with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez confirming the situation 'remains serious' and Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska urging follow 'the instructions of the emergency services.
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The photographs from the space show the impact of the great fires of 2025 in Spain, which have razed 150,000 hectares, according to the latest estimatesThe wave of fires, live: the evolution of fire, community by community The wave of fires that ravage Spain in August gives no truce and its consequences are palpable: at least three fatalities, thousands of evacuees, villages devoured by flames and thousands of hectares of forests and natural spa…
Three people have already lost their lives, injured are to be deplored and more than 10,000 people have had to be evacuated as a matter of urgency. Eleven fires are classified as a 2 out of 4 alert, pushing the authorities to seek European aid: France announced the sending of two Canadairs. - Three dead, several affected regions, the EU called for help... Large-scale fires are still ravaging Spain (Environment).
France announced sending two Canadairs to Spain, hit by deadly fires.
About ten are still active, especially in the northwest, and spread over hundreds of square kilometers: three people died
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