She warned that additional evacuations are likely in the coming hours to protect residents.
"We are acting to obtain the earliest possible resolution and attack the extinction," Aagesen said, stressing that emergency crews are pushing for the earliest possible containment.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced that the Council of Ministers will approve a royal decree declaring the devastated areas as severely affected emergency zones.
Official figures show that 153,000 hectares have been destroyed nationwide across 32 major fires in 2026—six times the total land burned during all of the previous year.
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Local organizations including the Diocese of Avila and Caritas have opened parish halls, seminaries, and retreats to provide food, shelter, and care for evacuated residents and emergency workers.
