Overview
- The Müritz National Park blaze, which officials said was extinguished on Monday, burned about 388–400 hectares and was encircled using water barriers and sustained aerial support.
- Firefighting in the park was limited because the fire ran through a former military training area with buried munitions that caused audible detonations and forced crews to fight the blaze from a distance.
- Hundreds of personnel, Bundeswehr helicopters, two police water cannons and a special unit were deployed, evacuations for the village of Granzin were lifted, and authorities will keep the area under tight monitoring for hotspots.
- Regional authorities reported the Madrid‑area wildfire swelled to roughly 26,000 hectares with about 1,200 people evacuated and warned a forecast heatwave could further worsen fires in Spain and southern France.
- Europe-wide data show this season’s burned area is well above last year’s levels, prompting cross-border military and aerial aid and signaling weeks to months of monitoring, restricted access and ecological recovery work in affected landscapes.