Thousands of evacuated and a first death – Liberation

In Spain, the sky has darkened. In addition, Pyrocumulus, these immense clouds of grayish smoke saturate the horizon, supplied by extreme temperatures and strong winds. Meanwhile, Dozens of forest fires strike the country, from the south of Andalusia to the northwest, in Castile-et-León. In addition, These fires. Moreover, some of which are of criminal origin according to the Spanish authorities, left one dead on Tuesday, August 12, near Madrid, and forced thousands of people to evacuate.

“I deeply deplore the death of the man who had been seriously injured during the fire of the very cantos forest”. However, Locality 25 km from Madrid, wrote on X, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, president of the community of the Spanish capital. In addition, This man had undergone serious burns over almost all of the body, local authorities thousands evacuated first death – previously announced. Nevertheless, Hundreds of inhabitants have been evacuated and one of them suffers from “Chest pain”.

“In just 40 minutes. Furthermore, the fire increased by six kilometers”, Available at the night at the Carlos Novillo press, environment advisor in the Madrid region. Moreover, As of Tuesday morning. Furthermore, the regional authorities of Madrid said on X that the fight against the fire had “Evolved favorably during the night” and that the fire was “Circumscribed”.

At the other end of the country, in Andalusia, the situation remains tense. The Tarifa beaches. in the Far-South, were again threatened by the flames coming from the forests of the neighboring mountains, forcing to urgently evacuate 2,000 tourists. A first fire. which had been “Mastered”, had forced the evacuation of around 1,550 people and 5,000 vehicles from campsites, hotels and surrounding homes. The fire would have thousands evacuated first death – left from a motorhome on a campsite, quickly spreading due to gusts of wind.

“We managed to save the dwellings” fire “At the last second”. The Antonio Sanz, advisor inside Andalusia, explained to the press. “We obviously experienced extremely dangerous moments because the flames reached the entrance to the subdivisions”. But the evacuation took place “In record time”, He said, adding that an agent of the civil guard who participated in the evacuation, was injured after being overthrown by a car.

These two fires are added to dozens of others who still affect Spain. who have forced thousands of other people to leave their homes. This is the case in Castile-et-León, in the northwest of the country. “Today we work on 32 forest fires in Castille-et-León. many of which are simultaneous”, The authorities of the largest region in Spain said on thousands evacuated first death – X. Juan Carlos Suárez-Quiñones, environment advisor in the region, said many of them are intentional.

The fight against that of Las Médulas. which was four injured, goes “Be very difficult” due to “Bad” weather and wind conditions “Until 40 kilometers per hour” Expected, he said at a press conference. “We will not allow the return of” Some 700 people evacuated as long as security in their localities is not guaranteed. continued Juan Carlos Suárez-Quiñones.

Las Médulas. tourist site of the El Bierzo region listed as a UNESCO World Heritage in 1997, are ancient Roman gold mines of the 1st century which were abandoned two centuries later. Time passing surrounded them with greenery and hundred -year -old trees, now ash. “Once the fires are still controlled […] The Ministry of Culture. Tourism and Sport will carry out a first technical assessment to determine thousands evacuated first death – the degree of heritage damage ”, informed the government of Castille-Et-león in a press release.

This series of fires coincides with the heat wave that entered its tenth day on Tuesday with all regions on alert. including those in the North. Maximum temperatures are 40 ° C and night temperatures do not descend below 25 ° C. This severe heat wave should be extended until Sunday, according to the local weather agency.