The prime minister interrupted the vacation to go to Galicia, where the fire has already digested this year over 50,000 hectares, First of all, in the province of Ourensse. His next stop is Castyl and Leon-an autonomous community, where two volunteer firefighters have already died in the fight against fire.
– Fires will be extinguished, the reconstruction of all affected areas will begin, but we must also think thoroughly and develop a strategy that will allow us to react better in the future – said Sanchez at a press conference.
The Prime Minister appealed to Fr. Agreement over political divisions on counteracting climate change among opposition attacks on the government for inefficient prevention of fire and lack of sufficient resources for regions.
Sanchez also referred to last year's tragic floods in Valencia, who killed over 220 people. A few weeks after them, the prime minister went to the COP29 climate conference to Bak, where he spoke – using the example of floods – that “climate change kill”.
Spain is fighting fires
On Saturday, almost 40 active fires were recorded, primarily in Castile and Leon and Galicia in northwestern Spain and Estremadure in the West, where the situation complicated on Sunday afternoon. This year, the fire has already destroyed almost 160,000 throughout Spain. hectares.
Thousands of people have been evacuated and many roads are still closed. High speed rail on the Madrid-Galicja route is still suspended.
In the fight against fires, Spain received assistance from France, Italy, Germany, Slovakia and the Netherlands as part of the EU mechanism of population protection. Firefighters from Portugal also participated in the south of the country.
On Monday in Spain a two -week heat wave is to end, during which the temperatures reached 45 degrees Celsius. This is one of the longest and most intense waves in history that favored the spread of fires.
