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Spain wildfires burn over 296,000 hectares this year
Spain has recorded 296,502 hectares burned by wildfires so far this year, according to data from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS). This figure is approximately 3.5 times higher than the annual average recorded since 2006. However, the total burned area is roughly 22.5 percent lower than the same period in 2025.
In recent incidents, a forest fire in Benahavís, Málaga, burned 329 hectares of pine forest and scrubland, resulting in two injuries and causing the preventive evacuation of the Montemayor Alto urbanization. Meanwhile, the fire in Moguer, Huelva, has been stabilized by the Infoca Plan.
In Portugal, more than 500 emergency responders are battling a forest fire in the Alvito da Beira area, located in the Proença-a-Nova municipality near the Spanish border.
Entities
Almería · Copernicus · European Forest Fire Information System · France · INFOCA · Italy · Portugal · Spain
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 4 SOURCES] The total area burned in Spain this year is about 22.5 percent less than the same period in 2025. www.diariodemallorca.es · www.informacion.es · www.laopinioncoruna.es · www.levante-emv.com
- [DISPUTED] The Los Gvardos fire in Almeria resulted in 13 deaths. www.mcg24.com · www.maroc24.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] Two people were injured in the Benahavís forest fire in Malaga. www.diariodemallorca.es · www.informacion.es · www.laopinioncoruna.es · www.levante-emv.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] The burned area in Spain accounts for 45.1 percent of the total area burned in the European Union. www.mcg24.com · www.maroc24.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] The forest fire in Moguer, Huelva, has been stabilized. www.diariodemallorca.es · www.informacion.es · www.laopinioncoruna.es · www.levante-emv.com
- [● 6 SOURCES] Spain has burned 296,502 hectares due to wildfires since the beginning of the year. www.mcg24.com · www.maroc24.com · www.diariodemallorca.es · www.informacion.es · www.laopinioncoruna.es · +1 more
- [● 4 SOURCES] The current burned area in Spain is approximately 3.5 times higher than the annual average since 2006. www.diariodemallorca.es · www.informacion.es · www.laopinioncoruna.es · www.levante-emv.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Spain has recorded 442 forest fires since the start of the year. www.mcg24.com · www.maroc24.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The fire in Benahavís, Málaga, burned 329 hectares of pine forest and scrubland. www.levante-emv.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Over 500 personnel are fighting a forest fire in central Portugal near the Spanish border. www.levante-emv.com