Forest Fire (66083 ha) in Spain 22 Jul 2026

Event summary

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

GDACS ID WF 1029643
Glide number: WF-2026-000130-ESP
Countries: Spain
Start Date - Last detection*: 22 Jul 2026 - 28 Jul 2026
Duration (days): 6
People affected: 20200 in the burned area
Burned area: 66083 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Forest fire in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationFri, 24 Jul 2026 18:18

[EMSR900] Wildfire in Central Spain
Forest fire in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationThu, 23 Jul 2026 13:30

[EMSR900] Wildfire in Central Spain
Forest fire in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationSat, 25 Jul 2026 20:13

[EMSR900] Wildfire in Central Spain
Forest fire in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationSun, 26 Jul 2026 21:38

[EMSR900] Wildfire in Central Spain
Forest fire in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationTue, 28 Jul 2026 00:26

[EMSR900] Wildfire in Central Spain
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Wildfires in France, Spain begin to ease as fresh heat wave looms 7/29/2026 8:16:00 AM.

The wildfires that have been ravaging France and Spain for days by burning thousands of hectares and forcing evacuations began to ease on Wednesday, while a fresh heat wave looms over the region. In the southwestern French department of Gir
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Wildfires are more extreme in Europe and North America, but global bur.. 7/29/2026 8:16:00 AM.

It seems as if the world is afire this summer. But even as wildfires in Europe and North America grow more extreme, key worldwide burning statistics are at a record low largely because Africa and Asia are controlling fire more. Experts say
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A human-made forest is at the centre of France''s raging wildfires 7/29/2026 8:03:00 AM.

For days after she and her partner were evacuated from their apartment in Lège-Cap-Ferret, Naomie Corsaint and her family tried to find out what happened to the house they''d lived in for a decade in nearby Le Porge, where a forest fire rag
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Spain wildfires: Thousands return as crews battle to contain flames 7/29/2026 7:40:00 AM.

Thousands of Spanish residents began returning home after being evacuated due to severe wildfires, as authorities work to contain the situation, marking some of the worst forest fires in recent history. On Tuesday, evacuation orders were li
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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),