Niebla and Villarrasa destination risk · checked against official sources 8 August 2026 at 10:19 UK time
Niebla and Villarrasa Wildfire Risk: Should I Travel?
A fire declared at Niebla on the evening of 6 August is still active, five hamlets have been emptied and two roads through this part of El Condado are shut.
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What is still disrupted in Niebla and Villarrasa
Checked against Plan INFOCA and Junta de Andalucía updates, reported by COPE and Infobae on 2026-08-08. Conditions change daily during and after a fire, and the source below is the authority.
- Check locally: Plan INFOCA reports the Niebla fire still active at operational situation 2. Declared at 19:33 on 6 August in the Raboconejo area of Niebla and raised to operational situation 2 on 7 August, which brought in the army's emergency unit. On the morning of 8 August INFOCA reported the head of the fire beyond the capacity of ground crews, who were withdrawn from that sector, and a fresh coordination meeting at the forward command post. (as of 2026-08-08)
- Still closed: La Florida, Las Arenas, El Manzanito, Raboconejo and Caballón evacuated. Raboconejo and Caballón were emptied preventively on the evening of 6 August, mostly second homes. About 40 people left twenty homes at La Florida, with five homes at Las Arenas and further homes at El Manzanito. Around 66 people were out on 8 August, five of them housed in a hostel at Valverde del Camino. (as of 2026-08-08)
- Still closed: HU-3106 between Niebla and Valverde del Camino. Closed from La Florida to Niebla from the first evening of the fire and reported closed again on 8 August. The fire started near kilometre 13 of this road. (as of 2026-08-08)
- Still closed: A-493. Reported closed on 8 August alongside the HU-3106. (as of 2026-08-08)
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The two closed roads
The HU-3106 between Niebla and Valverde del Camino, and the A-493, were reported closed on 8 August. Both are ordinary through routes in El Condado, so check them before setting off rather than at the barrier.Which places are emptied
La Florida, Las Arenas, El Manzanito, Raboconejo and Caballón. Nobody has been asked to leave Niebla itself, Villarrasa or Valverde del Camino.The word from INFOCA
Activo is where this still stands. Estabilizado means it has stopped growing, controlado means it is heading towards out, and extinguido is out. None of the first three means you can walk into the burnt ground.Smoke on the wind
The wind here has been turning repeatedly, which is what took the fire to operational situation 2. Smoke can reach places the fire never gets near, so judge your own day by what you can see and by what your host tells you.Nearby alternatives to compare
- Niebla town,The walled town itself has not been evacuated. The fire is in the countryside north of it, and the roads out to the north and west are the problem.
- Valverde del Camino,Not evacuated, and the town took in the five people who needed somewhere to sleep. The HU-3106 towards Niebla is the road that is shut.
- The coast at Huelva,The beaches west and south of here are away from this fire, though the same fortnight has produced repeated fires inland at Lucena del Puerto.
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