Spain on wildfire alert as active fronts raise concern

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02/07/2026 - 11:33 GMT+2

Spain is entering the period of highest wildfire risk, with several fronts either active or under surveillance. In Aragon, the fire in Leciñena (Zaragoza) remains the most worrying after devastating around 2,200 hectares, while another blaze declared in La Fueva (Huesca) forced the preventive evacuation of Morillo de Monclús and Formigales. The region reaches July after two major wildfires in just a few days: the one in Leciñena and the Tamarite de Litera-Alcampell fire, which burned around 4,000 hectares and triggered evacuations in three towns.

This fire is joined by a blaze declared in the area around the Despeñaperros Natural Park (Jaén), which remains active this Thursday. The Infoca plan has raised the emergency to operational situation 1, and aerial resources have resumed firefighting tasks after a night of work in the area. The fire has led to the preventive evacuation of almost 200 people, including residents of Miranda del Rey and children from a nearby farm school.

Meanwhile, in the Canary Islands, the regional government has lifted the forest fire alert on Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro as of 8:00 this Thursday, although it is keeping a pre-alert for forest fire risk in place.