A forest fire in the Valencia region of eastern Spain has displaced more than 800 people since Thursday and local authorities say the flames are out of control due to strong winds.
According to authorities in the Valencian Community, the fire forced the evacuation of towns and urbanizations and more than 800 people have already been removed from their homes preventively.
Between 1,000 and 1,400 hectares have already been burned by the fire since Wednesday and the authorities hope to fight the fire today with aerial means, although the wind may make their use difficult, according to those responsible for coordinating the forces on the ground.
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The region is under an orange weather warning (the second most serious) due to the wind and in a situation report made today at 9:00 a.m. (8:00 a.m. in Lisbon), those responsible for coordinating the fight against the fires stated that the situation was “complicated”.
The fire and this wind warning in Valencia coincide with the bad weather in other areas of Spain, especially in the north and center of the country, due to the effects of the Cierán storm, which affected several European countries.
On Thursday a woman died in Madrid hit by a tree that fell due to strong wind and dozens of flights and train connections were canceled due to bad weather.
Emergency services also attended to hundreds of incidents in central and northern Spain, mainly related to trees, poles, cables, dirt and stones falling on roads and other roads.
To this day, the effects of the Ciarán depression continue to cause winds of up to 100 kilometers per hour and rain in various parts of Spain, according to the country’s meteorological services, which have placed the eastern regions on orange alert and red alert (the more serious) the eastern regions of the country. coast of Cantabria and Galicia (north).
*News updated at 10:00 am.
Source: TSF
