The infamous record of the previous one broke in 2017, when nearly 989 thousand burned down. hectares, of which more than half in Portugal itself. Last year, 119 people lost their lives.
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Europe is fighting fires. Here are the countries with the most difficult situation
The current season turns out to be even more dramatic. Four Member States – Spain, Cyprus, Germany and Slovakia – They have already exceeded their existing Maks on the scale of burned areas.
The most difficult situation is In Spain, where fire destroyed over 400,000 hectares of forests, and four people lost their lives.
274 thousand burned in Portugal. hectaresand three people fell victim to fires.
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The third most injured country is Romania, where fire has already consumed 126 thousand. hectares.
Spain is fighting the heat. Prime Minister Sanchez had to stop vacation
Over 115 thousand hectares burned in Spain in August as a result of a series of violent fires – Public RTVE sender said. The largest outbreaks occur in Galicia, Castile and Leon and Estremadurewhere the situation still remains critical.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who spent a vacation in the Canary Islands, interrupted holidays and on Sunday will go to the provinces of Ourense and Leon. He is to meet with the coordinators of the rescue operation – his office informed.
The most serious fires are Ourense, Leon and Caceres provinces. Fire also appeared in other regions, including Valencia. In Catalonia, the authorities warned that Sunday will be a day with the highest fire hazard in the whole year due to extreme heat.
The effects of the element are dramatic: over 23.6 thousand have already been evacuated. people, three died and a dozen were injured. Trains between Madrid and Galicia have still not resumed, and many roads remain closed.
– We are dealing with very complex fires, other than those in the past, partly due to climate change -said interior minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska in an interview for “El Pais”. He assured that Spain has adequate resources, and in the event of a need to use the support of partners in the EU. In recent days, France has passed two firefighting aircraft.
Fires intensify during one of the longest and most intense heat waves in the history of Spain. For two weeks, temperatures reach up to 44 degrees Celsius, and synoptics predict that extreme weather conditions will remain until Monday.
