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EU Sends Record Aid as Spain Battles Wildfires

Civil protection mechanism activated more than sixteen times this year

18 August 2025 · 13:09 UTC

Spain has activated the largest mobilization of the EU’s firefighting mechanism to date, deploying military units and receiving assistance from France, Germany and other member states as record wildfires, fueled by severe heatwaves, devastate Galicia and Extremadura and overwhelm local responders.