Spain called on Wednesday, August 13 to the European Union on Wednesday, August 13 to combat the many fires that devastate the country, and asked “two Canada aircraft,” said Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska.
“We have formalized tonight” (Wednesday) to the EU “and we asked for a module with two Canadair aircraft” specialized in fire fighting, said Chain Minister Ser.
Several thousand people evacuated
Seven people were hospitalized on Wednesday, including four in critical condition, in Castilla-Et-Léon (Northwest), one of the regions of Spain most affected by fires that have been unleashed for several days in the country and have already killed two.
The other region where the situation is the most worrying is Galicia (northwest of Pointe), where some 11,500 hectares have already been destroyed by the flames, especially in the province of Ourense, where firefighters fail to see a great fire in Chandrexa de Queixa.
In neighboring Portugal, 2,200 firefighters supported by about twenty air resources fought for five fires in the north and center on Wednesday.
Among the seven people whose hospitalization was announced on Wednesday by the Regional Government of Castilla-Et-Léon, is in particular a 37-year-old man burned in 85% of the body.
The other three people whose state is also considered critical are a 56 -year -old woman, burned in the middle of the body, and two men of 64 and 36.
It was in this same region of Spain that a 35 -year -old volunteer died Tuesday to fight fire. In this region, more than 8,000 people were evacuated as caution due to two fires in the provinces of Leon and Zamora, according to the authorities.
The northwest of the country concentrates most of the fifteen large fires that refer to firefighters and authorities.
According to the president of Galicia, Alfonso Rueda, thirty Fire Households are extinguished daily in the region. The circulation of high -speed trains has been interrupted between Madrid and Galicia “due to a fire close to the infrastructure,” said Spanish Railway Network (ADIF).
In addition to the heat wave, which could last until Monday, the concerns are accentuated on Wednesday due to strong wind bursts. Portugal had a difficult day on Wednesday. Firefighters are fighting fires in several days and mobilizing a significant number of air and land media.
At the end of the afternoon, more than 2,200 firefighters remained mobilized, supported by about twenty air media, to fight the houses in the north and center of the country.
Portugal has extended preventive measures against forest fires until Friday due to the highest risk linked to high temperatures. “Friday will be a particularly worrying day” due to the context of the weather, warned Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Wednesday night after Prime Minister Luis Montenegro.
Source: BFM TV
