Sánchez insists that "the climate emergency kills": "This is indeed a national priority"

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has warned that the fires ravaging several parts of the State are not "a succession of isolated episodes. It is the most painful expression of the climate emergency," he said, adding: "The climate emergency kills".

The Ávila fire has burned 50,000 hectares in five days and becomes the largest in Spain's history