New Spain warning as people told 'take extreme precautions'

TravelMet OfficeA new alert has been issued in Spain08:46, 29 Jul 2026Updated 08:50, 29 Jul 2026People in Spain have received another urgent warning following a national emergency declaration earlier this week.‌Thousands were forced to flee their homes as wildfires tore through sections of the country, although many have since been permitted to return. A new alert from Spain's national weather agency, posted on X on Wednesday morning, cautions that additional fires could break out. The message, initially published in Spanish, reads: "With the new heatwave, today the fire danger will be very high or extreme in most of the country.‌"Take extreme precautions." Temperatures are forecast to reach 41C today in the central province of Toledo, where residents from nine of 11 evacuated towns were g