Fire in natural reserve in southeast of Spain
Fire in natural reserve in southeast of Spain
01 August 2018
Published by https://www.chron.com/
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SPAIN – MADRID (AP) – Two water spray planes and nine helicopters are helping firefighters fight a forest fire in a protected natural area on Spain’s southeastern coast, authorities said on Wednesday.
The fire service in Andalusia said 115 firefighters, including soldiers from a local military base, are working to extinguish the incident at Punta Camarinal, near the port of Cádiz.
Winds with gusts of up to 55 kilometers per hour (34 miles) were making it difficult for firefighters.
While other parts of Europe have registered unusually severe fires this summer, Spain has so far had the least amount of land burned in a decade.
The government said that just over 10,400 hectares (25,700 acres) had been burned until July 22, five times more than the average for the past 10 years.
Incendio en reserva natural en sureste de España
SPAIN – MADRID (AP) — Dos aviones rociadores de agua y nueve helicópteros ayudan a los bomberos a combatir un incendio forestal en un área natural protegida en la costa sureste de España, dijeron las autoridades el miércoles.
El servicio de bomberos en Andalucía dijo que 115 bomberos, incluyendo soldados de una base militar local, trabajan para extinguir el siniestro en Punta Camarinal, cerca del puerto de Cádiz.
Vientos con ráfagas de hasta 55 kilómetros por hora (34 millas) estaban dificultando la tarea de los bomberos.
Mientras que otras partes de Europa han registrado incendios inusualmente severos este verano, España ha tenido hasta ahora la menos cantidad de tierra incendiada en un decenio.
El gobierno dijo que apenas más de 10.400 hectáreas (25.700 acres) habían sido calcinados hasta el 22 de julio, cinco veces más que el promedio de los últimos 10 años.
