While Madrid braces for "difficult hours ahead", Portugal puts municipalities on maximum wildfire alert. Which countries have suffered the worst damage so far? #EuropeInMotion
By Alessio Dell'Anna & video by Léo Arnoux
Published on
29/07/2026 - 7:30 GMT+2
Spain is the EU country that's been worst hit by this year's wildfires, recording the highest share of burned land in Europe relative to its size in 2026.
That's more than 200,000 hectares, or around 0.4% of the country’s territory, according to the EU's Earth observation programme Copernicus.
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