Firefighters in: Barcelona, Spain Spain On Sunday, several parts of the country struggled to contain wildfires, which are witnessing an unusual heat wave for this time of year.
The most damage has been done in the North Western Province. zamora Where more than 25,000 hectares (61,000 acres) have been consumed, regional officials said.
The fires that started in Zamora’s Sierra de la Culebra have forced the evacuation of at least 10 villages, although a drop in temperatures overnight helped the efforts somewhat. More than 500 firefighters in the sparsely populated area are supported by water-dumping planes and helicopters.
Officials are on alert for an outbreak of intense wildfires with Spain under record temperatures at several points in the country for June. Experts link the unusually warm period for Europe to climate change. Thermometers have soared above 40 °C (104 °F) in several Spanish cities throughout the week – temperatures typically expected in August.
The lack of rain coupled with strong winds this year has created a fire situation.
Strong winds of 70 kilometers per hour (43 mph), combined with temperatures near 40 Celsius, made it very difficult for the crew, officials said.
“The fire was able to cross a 500-metre-wide reservoir and reach the other side, giving you an idea of the difficulties we were facing,” Juan Suárez-Quínos, an official in the Castilla y León region, told Spanish state television TVE.
Officials said the fire in Zamora was started by a lightning storm on Wednesday. High-speed train service from Madrid to the north-west of Spain was cut on Saturday due to the spreading fire. It was reinstalled on Sunday morning.
Military fire fighting units have been deployed in Jamora. Navara and Lilida.
No casualties were reported, but flames spread to the outskirts of some villages in Jamora and central Navarra. Videos shot by passengers in cars show flames on the roadside. In other villages, residents watched in despair as black feathers grew from nearby hills.
In central Navara, authorities have evacuated some 15 small villages as a precaution, as the high temperatures are not expected to drop by Wednesday.
He also asked the farmers to stop using heavy machinery which may inadvertently catch fire.
“The situation remains critical. We have various active fires due to extremely high temperatures and strong winds,” Navarra regional vice president Javier Ramirez told TVE.
Remirez said some villages have seen some buildings on its outskirts damaged.
Officials said some wild animals were pulled from an animal park in Navarra and taken to a bull ring for safekeeping.
Forest fire is also active in three parts of Northeast Catalonia: in Lleida, in Tarragona and in a nature park in Garaf, south of Barcelona.
The most damage has been done in the North Western Province. zamora Where more than 25,000 hectares (61,000 acres) have been consumed, regional officials said.
The fires that started in Zamora’s Sierra de la Culebra have forced the evacuation of at least 10 villages, although a drop in temperatures overnight helped the efforts somewhat. More than 500 firefighters in the sparsely populated area are supported by water-dumping planes and helicopters.
Officials are on alert for an outbreak of intense wildfires with Spain under record temperatures at several points in the country for June. Experts link the unusually warm period for Europe to climate change. Thermometers have soared above 40 °C (104 °F) in several Spanish cities throughout the week – temperatures typically expected in August.
The lack of rain coupled with strong winds this year has created a fire situation.
Strong winds of 70 kilometers per hour (43 mph), combined with temperatures near 40 Celsius, made it very difficult for the crew, officials said.
“The fire was able to cross a 500-metre-wide reservoir and reach the other side, giving you an idea of the difficulties we were facing,” Juan Suárez-Quínos, an official in the Castilla y León region, told Spanish state television TVE.
Officials said the fire in Zamora was started by a lightning storm on Wednesday. High-speed train service from Madrid to the north-west of Spain was cut on Saturday due to the spreading fire. It was reinstalled on Sunday morning.
Military fire fighting units have been deployed in Jamora. Navara and Lilida.
No casualties were reported, but flames spread to the outskirts of some villages in Jamora and central Navarra. Videos shot by passengers in cars show flames on the roadside. In other villages, residents watched in despair as black feathers grew from nearby hills.
In central Navara, authorities have evacuated some 15 small villages as a precaution, as the high temperatures are not expected to drop by Wednesday.
He also asked the farmers to stop using heavy machinery which may inadvertently catch fire.
“The situation remains critical. We have various active fires due to extremely high temperatures and strong winds,” Navarra regional vice president Javier Ramirez told TVE.
Remirez said some villages have seen some buildings on its outskirts damaged.
Officials said some wild animals were pulled from an animal park in Navarra and taken to a bull ring for safekeeping.
Forest fire is also active in three parts of Northeast Catalonia: in Lleida, in Tarragona and in a nature park in Garaf, south of Barcelona.