Euronews • July 4, 2026 07:20

Spain 2026 forest fires: the figures

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Spain’s wildfire season is intensifying, with almost 50,000 hectares burnt. Cantabria is hardest hit, June the most destructive month, and 14 large forest fires have been recorded so far this year.

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Thu 09:33 - Euronews

Spain enters peak fire season with active blazes and 50,000 hectares burned

Fri 17:00 - Euronews

Wildfire burns 750 hectares and confines 12,000 people on Costa Brava

Fri 17:00 - Euronews

One arrested over Costa Brava wildfire that burns 1,280 hectares: 12,000 confined

Fri 21:32 - Al Jazeera English

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Sat 07:20 - Euronews

Spain 2026 forest fires: the figures

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21:32

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17:00

Wildfire burns 750 hectares and confines 12,000 people on Costa Brava

A tramontana-fuelled wildfire has burned around 750 hectares on the Costa Brava (Girona), forcing 12,000 residents to stay indoors. Another blaze in Vilavenut is affecting farmland.

17:00

One arrested over Costa Brava wildfire that burns 1,280 hectares: 12,000 confined

A tramontana-fuelled wildfire has burned 1,280 hectares on the Costa Brava (Girona), forcing 12,000 people to stay indoors. In Vilavenut, another blaze is affecting farmland.

09:33

Spain enters peak fire season with active blazes and 50,000 hectares burned

Spain has already lost nearly 50,000 hectares to wildfires in 2026, according to European estimates.