https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Firefighters, supported by troops, battled two wildfires on Saturday in northwestern Spain, fuelled by dry conditions and high temperatures. https://www.thelocal.es/20250920/firefighters-battle-blazes-in-northwestern-spain Sat, 20 Sep 2025 16:45:53 +0200 firefighters-battle-blazes-in-northwestern-spain Hundreds of firefighters battled new wildfires in Spain and Portugal on Saturday, civil protection authorities said, following a summer of devastating blazes in the region. https://www.thelocal.es/20250907/fresh-wildfires-break-out-in-spain-and-portugal Sun, 07 Sep 2025 09:42:28 +0200 fresh-wildfires-break-out-in-spain-and-portugal Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday said Spain's preparation for this summer's deadly wildfires, which burned a record amount of territory, was "clearly insufficient". https://www.thelocal.es/20250901/pm-admits-spains-wildfire-prevention-plan-is-clearly-insufficient Mon, 01 Sep 2025 17:00:05 +0200 pm-admits-spains-wildfire-prevention-plan-is-clearly-insufficient Climate activists daubed Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica with red and black paint on Sunday to express outrage at summer forest fires that have ravaged swaths of Spain, the Futuro Vegetal activist group said. https://www.thelocal.es/20250831/activists-throw-paint-on-barcelonas-sagrada-familia-over-spain-fires Sun, 31 Aug 2025 15:02:40 +0200 activists-throw-paint-on-barcelonas-sagrada-familia-over-spain-fires Wildfires that have swept across Spain this summer are piling pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who is already reeling from a string of corruption allegations against members of his inner circle. https://www.thelocal.es/20250827/lingering-wildfires-pile-pressure-on-spains-pm Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:41:57 +0200 lingering-wildfires-pile-pressure-on-spains-pm The Spanish government on Tuesday described wildfires that have swept the country as one of Spain's worst environmental disasters in years, as it approved relief measures for affected areas. https://www.thelocal.es/20250826/spain-declares-wildfire-hit-areas-as-disaster-zones Tue, 26 Aug 2025 18:19:18 +0200 spain-declares-wildfire-hit-areas-as-disaster-zones Just over a dozen serious wildfires were still burning in Spain, the authorities said on Monday, as foreign assistance winds down and cooler temperatures are forecast. https://www.thelocal.es/20250825/spain-hopeful-of-extinguishing-remaining-wildfires Mon, 25 Aug 2025 17:05:02 +0200 spain-hopeful-of-extinguishing-remaining-wildfires The biggest fear for senior citizens taking refuge in Benavente, a town in a zone ravaged by vast wildfires in Spain, is that "everything they own could burn", its mayor Beatriz Asensio told AFP. https://www.thelocal.es/20250824/fires-ravage-an-ageing-rural-spain Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:29:52 +0200 fires-ravage-an-ageing-rural-spain Spain has almost beaten back wildfires that have swept across the country this month, killing four people and ravaging huge swathes of land, the head of its civil protection and emergencies service said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20250823/spains-wildfires-almost-vanquished-officials-say Sat, 23 Aug 2025 14:43:26 +0200 spains-wildfires-almost-vanquished-officials-say Spain has been experiencing one of its worst summers for wildfires this year, causing devastation across thousands of hectares, as well as killing four people. Here's how to use Google to find out where active blazes are occuring. https://www.thelocal.es/20250819/map-how-to-find-out-where-spains-active-wildfires-are Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:14:59 +0200 map-how-to-find-out-where-spains-active-wildfires-are As helicopters dump water over burning ridges and smoke billows across the mountains of northern Spain, residents from wildfire-stricken areas say they feel abandoned by the politicians meant to protect them. https://www.thelocal.es/20250822/how-spains-deadly-wildfires-have-ignited-a-political-blame-game Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:48:18 +0200 how-spains-deadly-wildfires-have-ignited-a-political-blame-game Wildfires have so far ravaged more than one million hectares of land in European Union countries this year, a record since recording began in 2006, according to AFP analysis of official data. https://www.thelocal.es/20250822/record-eu-wildfires-burnt-more-than-1mn-hectares-in-2025 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:56:46 +0200 record-eu-wildfires-burnt-more-than-1mn-hectares-in-2025 Spain's environmental prosecutor has ordered officials to verify whether municipalities affected by wildfires complied with their legal obligation to adopt prevention plans, according to a document seen Thursday by AFP. https://www.thelocal.es/20250822/spain-to-check-whether-wildfire-hit-towns-ignored-prevention-plans Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:46:19 +0200 spain-to-check-whether-wildfire-hit-towns-ignored-prevention-plans High winds on Wednesday hampered efforts to contain wildfires in Spain that have already scorched a record stretch of land despite lower temperatures, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.es/20250820/strong-winds-complicate-wildfire-battle-in-spain Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:41:01 +0200 strong-winds-complicate-wildfire-battle-in-spain Wildfires have been particular virulent this summer in Spain due to a cocktail of dangerous ingredients that have made the blazes burn more land than any other year on record. https://www.thelocal.es/20250820/six-reasons-why-spains-wildfires-are-so-bad-this-year Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:13:21 +0200 six-reasons-why-spains-wildfires-are-so-bad-this-year Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned Tuesday that "difficult hours remain" in the fight against wildfires that have ravaged a record area of land, despite temperatures dropping. https://www.thelocal.es/20250819/spains-pm-says-difficult-hours-remain-in-wildfire-fight Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:03:33 +0200 spains-pm-says-difficult-hours-remain-in-wildfire-fight Raging wildfires tore through an additional 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) of western Spain in less than 24 hours, satellite data showed Tuesday, but cooler temperatures have raised hopes of containment. https://www.thelocal.es/20250819/wildfires-in-spain-scorch-30000-more-hectares-in-under-24-hours Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:29:32 +0200 wildfires-in-spain-scorch-30000-more-hectares-in-under-24-hours Dozens of wildfires are currently destroying thousands of hectares of forest and land across Spain, but what impact can they have on your health if you happen to live in a province which is dealing with forest fires, or even another region? https://www.thelocal.es/20220726/are-spains-wildfires-a-risk-to-peoples-health Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:15:15 +0200 are-spains-wildfires-a-risk-to-peoples-health Deadly wildfires ravaging Spain have burnt the equivalent of nearly half a million football fields this year, setting a new record for the country in August, a European monitor said Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20250818/spains-2025-wildfires-confirmed-as-most-destructive-in-countrys-history Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:04:54 +0200 spains-2025-wildfires-confirmed-as-most-destructive-in-countrys-history While human error and drought conditions can play a role in causing wildfires, experts are pointing to the relatively unknown phenomenon of 'dry storms' as making Spain's summer of wildfires worse. https://www.thelocal.es/20250818/whats-the-dry-storm-phenomenon-making-spains-wildfires-worse Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:00:46 +0200 whats-the-dry-storm-phenomenon-making-spains-wildfires-worse