Soldier dies and three injured in accident during battle against major Aragón wildfire
A member of Spain’s Military Emergencies Unit (UME) has died and three others have been injured after their fire engine overturned and plunged into a...
Firefighters
Hundreds evacuated as fierce Huelva wildfire continues to defy firefighters
Firefighters in southern Spain are continuing to battle a major wildfire in the province of Huelva that remains beyond containment, with strong winds, rugged terrain...
‘Light at the end of the tunnel’ as Spain starts lifting wildfire evacuation orders
Spain has begun lifting evacuation and lockdown orders across several wildfire-hit regions after firefighters made significant progress in containing some of the country’s most destructive...
Wildfire emergency deepens as royals visit evacuees and new Valencia blaze forces thousands to flee
Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited evacuees from the country’s devastating wildfires on Sunday, praising the ‘exemplary coordination’ of the emergency response as...
Guardia Civil arrest tractor driver over alleged negligence as Spain’s wildfire crisis deepens
Spanish police have arrested a tractor driver accused of sparking one of the devastating wildfires that has forced tens of thousands of people to flee...
Spain faces escalating wildfire crisis as Sánchez warns climate emergency cannot be ignored
Spain’s largest wildfire of the year has now burned more than 32,000 hectares in the central province of Guadalajara (Castilla-La Mancha), becoming one of the biggest blazes...
Spain’s largest wildfire of 2026 spreads beyond 26,000 hectares as new heatwave fuels fears
Spain’s biggest wildfire of the year continued to burn out of control for a fifth consecutive day on Monday, destroying more than 26,000 hectares of...
More than 12,000 hectares destroyed as Aragón faces escalating wildfire crisis
A wildfire that has been burning across northeastern Spain for the past two days has grown into one of the Aragón region’s largest and most...
Sánchez praises firefighters and calls for climate action as identification of wildfire victims begins
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited the scene of one of Spain’s deadliest wildfires in recent history on Monday, calling for a national commitment to...
Death toll from Almeria wildfire reaches 13 after elderly British woman succumbs to her injuries
A 93-year-old British woman has died from injuries sustained in the devastating wildfire that tore through the municipality of Los Gallardos in the Almeria province...
