西班牙总理佩德罗·桑切斯表示，马德里附近正在燃烧的大型野火在接下来的12小时内将面临"决定性"时刻[1][2]。桑切斯指出，这一时段对于"巩固已做的工作来说将是决定性的"[2]。马德里西部目前正在燃烧西班牙有记录以来最大的野火[1]，在极端高温的助长下，消防工作面临巨大压力[1]。
西班牙当局已开始允许撤离民众返回家园，周二在马德里省采取措施，周三进一步解除阿维拉省的撤离令，数万人被允许返回[2]。马德里地区本周高温持续在35摄氏度以上[2]，预报温度达37℃[1]，而邻近的波尔多地区预报温度更高达39℃[1]。超过2,200名消防员和20多架飞机仍在动员中应对火情[2]。
法国西南部吉伦特地区同样遭受野火威胁，当地野火面积达巴黎的四倍[2]，法国被迫共撤离约220,000人[2]。欧盟气候管理专员哈迪亚·拉希布警告称，"气候变化在加速。因此，我们的应对必须同样迅速演变"[2]。极端高温由气候变化导致[1]，欧盟正在购买自己的永久性消防机队[2]。
Spain is grappling with its largest recorded wildfire, which is burning west of Madrid amid extreme heat conditions across southern Europe. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declared that the coming 12 hours would be "decisive" for consolidating firefighting efforts already undertaken [2]. Temperatures in the Madrid region are expected to remain above 35 degrees Celsius this week [2], while the southwestern French region of Gironde faces forecasted highs of 39 degrees Celsius [2].
The Spanish government has begun allowing evacuated residents to return home, with evacuation orders lifted in Ávila Province on Wednesday and Madrid Province on Tuesday [2]. Tens of thousands of people have been permitted to return to their homes [2]. Meanwhile, France has been forced to evacuate approximately 220,000 people as wildfires in the Gironde region now cover an area four times the size of Paris [2]. More than 2,200 firefighters and over 20 aircraft remain mobilized across the affected regions [2].
The escalating crisis has prompted warnings from scientists and EU officials about climate change's role in intensifying European wildfires. EU Climate Commissioner Hadja Lahbib stated: "Climate change is accelerating. Therefore, our response must equally and rapidly evolve" [2]. The European Union is now purchasing its own permanent firefighting fleet in response to the crisis [2].