In the Iberian Peninsula, more than 25,000 hectares have gone up in smoke since July 10 due to dozens of fires that have declared themselves simultaneously in the four corners of the kingdom.
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Toledo, Avila, Barcelona, Albacete, Orennse … Time after hour, throughout the day, the news of the emergency services have continued to announce new starts of fire in various provinces of Spain, Sunday July 17. And, in the night, the death of a firefighter who was fighting against the flames in Castile-et-Léon.
In this region, but also in Estrémadure, in Galicia and Catalonia, more than 25,000 hectares have gone up in smoke since, on July 10, the second heat wave started in a month, due to the dozens fires that have declared themselves simultaneously in the four corners of the kingdom. They are added to the 30,000 hectares that caught fire in June in the mountains of the Sierra de la Culebra in Castille-et-Léon.
of unusually long duration and beating temperature records in several regions of Spain, with 45 ° C in the shade in Seville or Toledo, 43 ° C in Orense, 42 ° C in Salamanca, 41 ° C in Madrid or Zaragoza, this new episode of heat wave should start to weaken Tuesday July 19, according to the Spanish Meteorology Agency (AEMET). By then, the provisional toll of the ravages should continue to lie down, since around twenty fires were still out of control, Sunday evening.
situation of the “three thirty”
In Castile-et-Léon, in the Sierra de Francia mountains, more than 9,000 hectares have been ravaged by a fire that has been going on since Monday, July 11 and continues to be rekindled by the wind. In the northwest of the kingdom, in Galicia, nearly 6,000 hectares burned following lightning fell during a dry thunderstorm, causing fifty fires of fire and thirteen serious fires in the provinces of Lugo, Orense and Pontevedra. In Andalusia, in the mountains of Sierra de Mijas, near Malaga, 3,000 people had to be evacuated in the face of the advance of the flames which have ravaged 2,000 hectares since Friday.
In Catalonia, 60 kilometers from Barcelona, a fire broke out at Pont de Vilomara on Sunday afternoon, and the flames quickly reached a suburban area, destroying in a few hours more than 1,200 hectares. In Estremadure, fires destroyed more than 6,000 hectares in the Hurds region and around Monfragüe National Park (recognized as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO) before starting to ravage the site of the Gorges des Enfers, in the Jerte valley, known for the magnificent landscapes of cherry blossoms which attract thousands of Spanish visitors each month of March.
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