Two of the dead with the Spanish forces are burning

Spain sent an additional 500 soldiers to fight raging forest fires, with total publication reached 1900, as the number of deaths from fire has risen to four.

On Sunday, the Kustl and Lyon regional government said, “A firefighter died after an accident during fire -fighting efforts when his truck fell on a severe decline.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez expressed “sadness” and “ruin” on X at the last death.

In the neighboring Portugal, where the fires also ignited, another firefighter was killed on Sunday in a “tragic” traffic accident, President Marcelo Reblo de Sousa said.

Fires also erupted in Greece, France, Turkey and Balqan, where the thermal wave is connected to southern Europe.

Several large fires are still burning in the northwest and western Spain, where 27,000 residents are currently evacuated from their homes.

Castile and León is the most affected area, as Radio Radio 5 at the local media station on Monday indicated that the air is “unprecedented” due to smoke.

A fire in Western Cáceses is still out of control and burned 11,000 hectares (27181 acres).

12 fires burn in the northwestern region of Galicia, most of them in Orense Province, burning the largest 17500 hectares.

On Sunday, the fires left at least five people injured in Castile and Lyon, with four of them in critical condition.

Last week, two volunteers died of fighting fires in Lyon. Another man died in Tres Cantos, near Madrid, after a fire.

This year alone, about 343,000 hectares were burned across Spain, according to the European Fire Information System (EFFIS) – nearly a doubling of the amount from the previous year.

During the weekend, the Civil Guard in Spain said that they had suggested “sanctions” of four people to carry out unauthorized burns in Coronia in the Galicia region.

Causing the wildfire is a criminal crime in Spain, even if it is accidental.

The neighboring Portugal was forced to face forest fires since late July, as the north and the center of the country have reached the most difficult.

President Marcelo Riblo de Sousa transferred “his deepest sympathy” with the family of the dead firefighter in a Sunday accident. Two other firefighters were injured.

In 2025, Effis reported that Portugal fires burned about 216,000 hectares of Earth.

Spain and Portugal have activated the European Civil Protection Mechanism, according to which countries can seek emergency assistance.

Firefighters have been sent from other countries to fight fires in Spain, and both countries will receive two fire control planes.

Forest fires are common throughout southern Europe in the summer, but their intensity can be exacerbated often due to heat wave conditions.

Meteorologists say that such extremist letters have become more frequent and intense due to the change of human climate.

Climate change causes the weather to become harshest, according to a research from the Meteorological Agency in Spain.