Spain withdraws some evacuation orders as wildfire risks persist

Key points

• The Interior Ministry said Tuesday that evacuation orders covering 13 municipalities in two wildfire-affected areas had been withdrawn.
• Government figures showed nearly 100,000 people affected across Castile and León, Madrid and Castile-La Mancha; over 63,000 evacuated and 35,000 confined.
• Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said firefighting conditions had improved in some areas but warned that the next hours would remain difficult.
• Aemet forecast a heatwave bringing extreme temperatures, very dry air and stable conditions that could hinder firefighting and revive hotspots.
• Crews were battling merged fire fronts near Ávila, San Martín de Valdeiglesias and Villa del Prado; investigators linked the outbreak to unauthorised heavy machinery near Burgohondo.