Spain faces ‘decisive’ two days to contain wildfires: minister

A Spain's Military Emergencies Unit (UME) firefighter waters a burning tree in a forest next to La Atalaya residential area in El Tiemblo, 80 kms west of Madrid, on July 25, 2026 amid wildfires that have burned up to 25,000 hectares. (AFP)

MADRID: Spain faces a “decisive” two days to control and contain wildfires that have forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate before temperatures rise, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said Monday.
“Today and tomorrow are absolutely decisive days, because from Wednesday the weather forecasts become highly unfavorable for firefighting efforts,” he told reporters.