Forest Fire (26815 ha) in Spain 15 Aug 2025

Event summary

Forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1024616
Glide number: WF-2025-000141-ESP
Countries: Spain
Start Date - Last detection*: 15 Aug 2025 - 25 Aug 2025
Duration (days): 10
People affected: 109 in the burned area
Burned area: 26815 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Royals offer their support to residents affected by major forest fires.. 8/28/2025 3:26:00 PM.

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain arrived at the Casa del Parque Natural del Lago de Sanabria, in the municipality of Galende, on Wednesday, 27 August, to show their support for everybody who was affected by this month''s devastatin
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Record amount of wildfire destruction marks dark year for Europe 8/28/2025 3:24:00 PM.

In Europe, the 2025 wildfire season has broken records for the amount of land burnt. More than a million hectares has gone up in flames in the EU so far this year, a larger surface area than the entirety of Corsica. That''s more than four t
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epa12329654 Queen Letizia (R) and Spain''s King Felipe VI (C) greet neighbors from Monterrei town in Galicia, Spain, 28 August 2025. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visit the areas affected by this summer''s forest fires. EPA/BRAIS LORENZO
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (28), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1), (1),