Spanish firefighters were battling a new wildfire front near the coastal city of Valencia on Sunday, where at least 15,000 people have been evacuated.
Authorities said they were struggling to bring the fires under control in the eastern coastal region.
Late on Saturday, Valencia regional president Juanfran Perez Llorca said the blaze was beyond current firefighting capacity and had a perimeter of about 21km. He said it was still difficult to determine how many hectares had burned.
He also said around 15,000 people had been evacuated from the area.
Elsewhere, Spanish authorities on Saturday night ordered the evacuation of eight more towns near Toledo as flames threatened areas west of Madrid, prompting the interior minister to warn of a “complex situation”.
In a post on X, the interior ministry said an evacuation alert had been issued for the Toledo municipalities of Buenaventura, Navamorcuende, Real de San Vicente, Hinojosa de San Vicente, Castillo de Bayuela, Garciotum, Nuñogómez and Pelahustán.
Earlier, the minister said 60,000 people had been evacuated in the Madrid region. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said firefighters were working to save lives. One person died on Saturday near Valencia, according to the town hall in Manises.
