Spain PM Sanchez Says 'Difficult Hours' Ahead in Battle Against Wildfires
Spain’s fires have burned 45,000 hectares and forced 100,000 people from their homes as Portugal, Greece and Italy send help.
- On Sunday, July 26, 2026, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited the CECOD in Navalcarnero to update the public on wildfires that have devastated more than 152,000 hectares across Spain in 2026.
- The flames have already burned around 45,000 hectares in Madrid and Ávila, forcing 100,000 people to evacuate or remain confined to their homes as the crisis intensifies.
- In the province of Castellón, the fire in Vall d'Uixó has a perimeter of 21 kilometres and forced 16,000 people to evacuate, while the Interior Ministry extended the national emergency to Toledo due to the Almorox fire.
- Portugal, Greece, and Italy have joined efforts to extinguish the fires, while Spain's Military Emergency Unit established a unified command to manage the crisis.
- Although overnight work proved positive, Sánchez warned there are still "difficult hours of work ahead" and urged citizens to "exercise extreme caution" as operations continue.
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Speaking during a visit to the command post in Ávila on Sunday morning, Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, said that while “difficult hours” lay ahead, there had been some good news on containing the fire.
Spain continues to be trapped under the fire of forest fires, which have already devoured 85,000 hectares and left 115,000 people among evacuated and confined.Francisco Marcos, the head of the UME and companion of the tanned King in Bosnia and the dana fighting the fire in Madrid
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned on Sunday that difficult hours lie ahead in the fight against the forest fires raging across the country.
President of the Spanish Government assures that tonight was positive in the fight against the great fire that affects the province of Ávila and the community of Madrid. Still, the US did not attack Iran this morning.
Sánchez: "The scale of the disaster we are living through is very hard
The joint appearance by the unified command tackling the fires in Madrid, Ávila and Toledo and the prime minister underlined close cooperation. They urge the public to focus on prevention and act with caution.
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