Spain declares national emergency over wildfires near Madrid and in Avila
More than 10,000 people were evacuated as the Interior Ministry took charge of firefighting and sought European Union air support.
- Spain declared a national emergency in the Madrid region and Avila province due to several widespread wildfires, prompting the evacuation of over 10,000 residents and deployment of military forces to manage firefighting efforts.
- A large wildfire in Guadalajara has burned 32,000 hectares, representing one of Spain's largest fires in recent history, with the total burned area in 2026 significantly exceeding that of 2025.
- Multiple towns including Aldea del Fresno, El Tiemblo, and Burgohondo were placed under evacuation or stay-indoors orders due to rapidly spreading fires.
- Southwestern France faced severe wildfires near the Cap Ferret peninsula, resulting in mass evacuations and requests for European Union assistance alongside Spain.
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Spain fights to 'save lives' as wildfire evacuees shelter in Madrid
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Saturday firefighters were working to "save lives" in the blazes raging west of Madrid, as authorities said a separate fire in the east killed one person.
The impressive images, taken from the cabin of a fire truck, show firefighters crossing a fire front in the Community of Madrid. Between smoke and flames enveloping the street, one of them says: "If we stop we are in trouble." Spain declared the state of national emergency for the vast fires that are hitting the regions of Madrid and Ávila, with thousands of people evacuated and tens of thousands of hectares already smoked.
In France, the flames have already devastated 22,000 hectares, and in Madrid, the "worst disaster in the history of the region".
Wildfire near Madrid sparks mass evacuations as inferno rages out of control
Wildfire near Madrid sparks mass evacuations as inferno rages out of control . Spain has declared a national emergency after a massive wildfire west of Madrid forced at least 30,000 people to flee their homes
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