Wildfires in Spain ravage more than 15,000 hectares
Forest fires in Spain have ravaged more than 15,000 hectares this week alone, as the country chokes in a record heat wave, officials say.
At least four major wildfires are still raging with two of them threatening the Cazorla nature park in Andalusia in the country’s southern coast. The blazes near the park are threatening to destroy 1,800 hectares of land, emergency services said.
Another major blaze is threatening the city of Granada, also in the Andalusia region, where at least 600 people have been temporarily evacuated. Temperatures in Granada topped 43° C (109° F), the highest in July.
Since July 5, at least 10 major blazes have broken out around the country mainly due to temperatures reaching record levels in several areas.
In the northeastern city of Zaragoza, temperatures reached a high of 44.5° C (112° F) earlier this week, according to the state weather agency, Aemet.
There, firefighters had brought under control a wildfire that forced some 1,500 people from their homes and burned 14,400 hectares of land in less than four days.
Temperatures across the country still top 40° C (104° F).
According to Aemet, the current heat wave could last until July 16. Most of the country will remain on extreme fire alert until at least Friday.
This week’s wildfires in Spain are the biggest to rage in the country since 2012, when some 226,000 hectares of forest and brush burned overall.
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