By Harry Dennis • Published: 11 Aug 2026 • 10:39 • 3 minutes readMilitary Emergency Unit crews working on the Niebla wildfire in Huelva. That single jump explains why crews in Huelva have spent five days defending villages rather than attacking the flames. 681 people are out of their homes, and 89 slept in halls and hotelsThe evacuation total stood at 681 on Monday night: 500 in Huelva province and 181 in Sevilla. In Sevilla province they cover El Madroño and its hamlets of El Álamo, Juan Antón, Juan Gallego and Villargordo. The fire has not crossed into Sevilla province, unlike the disaster of 2004.