Two more dead as Spanish soldiers fight

Spain has sent 500 more troops to fight fierce forest fire, the total has been deployed up to 1,900, as the toll of death from Blaze has increased to four.

On Sunday, a fire fighter died after an accident during firefighting efforts when his truck fell down from a steep hill, Castille and Leon Regional Government said.

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez expressed “sadness” and “desolate” on X on the latest death.

In the neighboring Portugal, where the fire is burning, another fire fighter was killed in a “tragic” traffic accident on Sunday, said President Marcello Rebelo de Susa.

Greece, France, Türkiye and Balkan have also caught fire as a heatwave has scorched the health of southern Europe.

Many major fire is still burning in the north -west and west of Spain, where 27,000 residents are currently taken out of their homes.

Castill and Leon are the most affected areas, local media station Radio 5 with reporting on Monday that is “unbreakable” due to air smoke.

The fire in the western province of caries is still out of control and has burnt 11,000 hectares (27,181 acres).

Twelve fire is burning in the northwest region of Gallicia, the largest in the province, the largest 17,500 hectares of burning.

On Sunday, the fire injured at least five people in Castill and Leon, out of which four were in critical condition.

Last week, two volunteers died while fighting fire in Leon. Another person died in trace cantos near Madrid, after the fire.

According to the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), this year alone, about 343,000 hectares have been burnt in Spain – close to double the amount since last year.

Over the weekend, the Spain’s civil guard stated that they have proposed “restrictions” on four people, which is to exclude unauthorized irritation in a Koruna in the Gallicia region.

Spain is a criminal offense due to a wildfire, even if it is accidental.

Neighbor Portugal has also had to struggle with wildfire since the end of July, the country’s north and the center hit the most difficult.

President Marcello Rebelo de Sosa on Sunday gave his “deep sympathy” to the bereaved family of the fire fighter killed in an accident. Two other firefighters were also injured.

In 2025, Effis reported that about 216,000 hectares of land was burnt in the Portugal forest.

Spain and Portugal have activated the European civilian security system, under which the country can request emergency assistance.

Firefields from other countries have been sent to fight fire in Spain, and both countries will receive two fire fighting aircraft.

Wildfires are a common phenomenon in summer in southern Europe, but their severity can often be extended by heatwave conditions.

Meteorologists say that such extremes are becoming more frequent and intense due to human-inspired climate change.

According to research by Spain’s state meteorological agency, climate change weather is getting rigid.