Spain: about 1,300 evacuees and 8,000 hectares burned by wildfire in the northeast of the country

A forest fire burned several 8000 haaccording to preliminary estimates, and forced the evacuation of part 1300 people from eight cities from the Spanish province Zaragoza (northeast) near the mountainous area of ​​Moncayo.

The fire, which started on Saturday, has three active centers and the situation “criticism“Due to adverse weather conditions in recent hours, the director general of the Natural Environment and Forestry Directorate of the Aragonese region said this Sunday, Diego Baiona.

Weather forecast with gusts of wind 50 or 60 kilometers per hoursuggests that the next few hours will also be “difficult”for the work of civil and military fire brigades.

The limited perimeter of the incident exceeds 50 kilometers, where pine forests, holm oaks and agricultural farms burned down, and four highways they stay cut.

The media focused on the town of Anon, where, due to its proximity to the Moncayo Natural Park, an enclave of great natural value has begun.

Also in Valencia and Galicia

In the Mediterranean region of Valencia (east), another fire was declared last night in Val d’Ebo (province of Alicante) charred several 2200 ha until now.

“The extinction turns out to be very difficult, because all the determining factors came together: wind, high temperatures, low humidity and very complex orography,” the regional adviser of justice explained today. Gabriela the Brave.

In the northwest of Spain, especially in Galiciasix forest fires support 3380 hectares are burningthe largest of them in the province of Ourense (2100 ha).

Another fire that started yesterday in Jumilla (Murcia region, southeast) is considered defeated today after the destruction of 400 hectares.

Meanwhile, the first major fire that affected the Sierra de la Culebra de Zamora (west) is still not considered extinguished when this Monday will be two months since it started because of the lightning storm. The fire destroyed 25,000 hectares of forest, of which 15,000 were covered with forest.

This year is disastrous, especially in the Spanish mountains, where heat and prolonged drought They approved several fires.

Between January and July they burned 222,000 haaccording to the European organization EFFIS, based on satellite imagery, although the Spanish government tentatively estimated the area to be less than 130,000. (EFE)