Castile and León has recorded 117 municipalities affected by fires and 204 evacuated towns.

The Castile and León Regional Government has so far reported 117 municipalities affected by the forest fires that occurred this summer and 204 towns, smaller entities, or population centers (encompassing 81 municipalities) evacuated as a result of these fires.

This is reflected in the list that the regional government has drawn up, and is expanding as more information becomes available in subsequent orders. This list will serve as a reference for granting regional aid for the recovery of areas damaged by the fire, in accordance with the agreement approved by the extraordinary Governing Council at its meeting on August 20.

For the purposes of qualifying for assistance, the list differentiates between the towns affected by these fires during the summer and those that required evacuation due to the proximity and danger of the fires.

Regarding the areas affected by fires, 294 towns, entities, or population centers have been affected by forest fires so far, encompassing 117 municipalities in five provinces.

The most affected province is León, with 191 localities or entities corresponding to 20 municipalities, followed by Zamora, with 53 and 28, respectively; Ávila, with 23 localities and 20 municipalities; and then Salamanca, with 16 localities and seven municipalities; and Palencia, with eleven and eight, respectively.

As for the towns, entities, or population centers that have had to be evacuated, as listed by the Regional Government of Castile and León, there are 204 towns and cities across 81 municipalities.

León also has the highest number of evacuations, with 144 in 41 municipalities, while in Zamora, according to the list, 38 evacuations have been carried out in 23 municipalities, and in Ávila, nine towns and seven municipalities. In the province of Salamanca, there were seven evacuations in four municipalities, and in Palencia, six in the same number of municipalities.

This list has been expanded by orders approved by the Regional Government and published in the Official Gazette of Castile and León (Bocyl), the latest of which was published on Wednesday, August 26. These orders state that the lists will serve as a basis for the development of urgent socioeconomic and environmental recovery measures .

On August 20, the Regional Government approved a program of 45 measures at an extraordinary Governing Council meeting. These measures include , among others, aid of €5,500 for businesses in areas affected by loss of profit, €500 per evacuated family, and the promotion of Temporary Employment Regulation Files (ERTE) due to force majeure. An initial allocation of €114 million has been made available, although this amount is subject to increase.

Among the measures is a specific package for evicted families, who will receive aid of €500 per household. For those who have lost their homes or live in uninhabitable housing, the regional government is providing compensation of up to €185,000 for rehabilitation or reconstruction, and in cases of urgent need, assistance has been provided for temporary rentals, accommodation, and the supply of basic supplies.

Municipalities that have had to assume extraordinary expenses for caring for evacuees will also receive compensation. Work will also be done with local councils to repair local infrastructure such as water supplies, transportation, rural roads, and cultural and tourist facilities.

In the agricultural sector, aid is planned for damage to livestock, beehives, pastures, and fruit trees, in addition to direct support for the reconstruction of devastated farms.

The Regional Government will also relax CAP requirements to ensure full payment of subsidies and will cover the costs of feed and water for livestock. In parallel, restoration work will be promoted on fences, rural roads, and damaged habitats, as well as a specific forest regeneration plan.

The program includes €5,500 in aid for businesses in affected areas, regardless of whether they have suffered direct damage, to mitigate losses due to lost profits, as well as compensation for self-employed workers in sectors such as commerce, hospitality, and crafts.

This is in addition to, among other measures, the package of measures for the recovery and enhancement of Las Médulas, a World Heritage Site, whose lines of action have been detailed by the Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Sport and president of the Las Médulas Foundation, Gonzalo Santonja.

Specifically, the project has focused its actions on three areas: the restoration of forest areas and the clearing of burned areas, in coordination with the Ministry of the Environment; the restoration of trails and signage, which will be carried out directly by the Ministry of Culture; and the reconstruction of damaged cultural infrastructure, including the archaeological classroom, the Orellán viewpoint, the Valiñas footbridge, and the access building to the La Cuevona gallery.