Spain

The devastating forest fires in Spain show no signs of abating. The situation will remain critical until Wednesday, the Spanish government warns. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited the affected areas in Ourense and Castile and León today. “I will do everything and more to ensure that the affected residents can return to normal life,”

Ongoing forest fires have already destroyed at least 1,150 square kilometres in Spain in just one week, an area nearly half the size of the province of Limburg. The regions of Galicia, Castilla y León, and Extremadura in the west and northwest have been particularly affected. Currently, there are 19 major fires in Spain, fueled