Even today, the rescue services are working to put out the fires that are rampant in Spain, one of which has already devastated 20,000 hectares of land in the north-west of the country, on what should be the last day of a heat wave. extreme.
The most important of these forest fires forced the authorities to evacuate 14 villages with several hundred inhabitants, in the Sierra de la Culebra, a mountain range in the region of Castile and Leon, near the border with Portugal. According to regional authorities, some of them were able to return to their homes this morning as the flames had been put out. But the fire “remains active”, underlined the government of Castile and Leon, referring to the “unfavorable” weather conditions, with dry winds and high temperatures. In total, nearly “19,765 hectares burned” as a result of the fire, he said.
Firefighters have been busy putting out other fires in Caudiel, in the Valencia region (south-east), or in Artesa de Segre, Catalonia (north-east), where a fire in progress since Wednesday has already devastated 1,600 hectares. of land. Other fires, on the other hand, are under control, particularly in the Iruelas valley, near Avila (west), and in the Toledo region (center).
Source: Ansa
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