The worst damage in Spain occurred in the northwestern province of Zamora, where more than 25,000 hectares (61,000 acres) were consumed, regional authorities said, while German officials said residents of three villages near Berlin had been ordered to flee their homes. fire Sunday. Spanish authorities said that after three days of high temperatures, strong winds and low humidity, there was a break with a drop in temperature on Sunday morning. This allowed about 650 firefighters backed by water jets to create a perimeter around the fire that started in the Sierra de la Culebra in Zamora. Authorities warned that there was still a risk of adverse weather changes reviving the fire that evacuated 18 villages.
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The story goes on under the ad Spain has been alerted to wildfires as the country is flooded with record temperatures in many parts of the country for June. Experts link the unusually hot season in Europe to climate change. Temperatures have risen above 40 C (104 F) in many Spanish cities all week _ the temperatures usually expected in August. The lack of rainfall this year combined with the stormy winds have created the conditions for the fires. Authorities said stormy winds of up to 70 km / h (43 mph) that changed direction at temperatures close to 40 ° C made it very difficult for crews. “The fire was able to cross a reservoir about 500 meters wide and reach the other side, to give you an idea of the difficulties we faced,” Juan Suarez-Quinones, a Castilla y Leon official, told Spanish state television. TVE. 0:45 Fire burns in Vauvert in the middle of a heat that broke a record in France Fire burns in Vauvert in the middle of a heat that broke a record in France – June 28, 2019 The fire in Zamora was triggered by an electric storm on Wednesday, authorities said. The fire spread as a result of the interruption of the high-speed train from Madrid to the northwest of Spain on Saturday. He was restored on Sunday morning. Trending Stories
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The story goes on under the ad Military firefighting units have been deployed in Zamora, Navarra and Lleida. There were no reports of casualties, but the blaze reached the outskirts of some villages in both Zamora and Navarre. Videos taken by passengers in cars showed flames licking sidewalks. In other villages, residents stared in despair as the black hills rose from the nearby hills. In central-northern Navarre, authorities have evacuated about 15 small villages as a precautionary measure, as high temperatures in the area are not expected to ease until Wednesday. They also urged farmers to stop using heavy machinery that could start an inadvertent fire. “The situation remains tense. “We have a number of active fires due to extremely high temperatures and strong winds,” Navarra Regional Vice President Javier Remirez told TVE. Remirez said some villages had seen some buildings damaged in their vicinity. Some wildlife had to be evacuated from an animal park in Navarre and taken to a bullring for safety, authorities said. The fires were also active in three parts of northeastern Catalonia: Lleida, Tarragona and a nature park in Garaf, just south of Barcelona. 1:27 Europe trapped in “unprecedented” heat wave Europe found itself in “unprecedented” heat wave – June 28, 2019 Firefighters said 2,700 hectares (6,600 acres) were burned in Lleida. They added that they have responded to more than 200 different fires in Catalonia last week alone. The story goes on under the ad In Germany, strong winds have ignited a fire about 50 kilometers (31 miles) southwest of Berlin, prompting officials to declare a state of emergency on Saturday. Villagers in Frohnsdorf, Tiefenbrunnen and Klausdorf were immediately called to seek refuge in a community center in the nearby town of Treuenbrietzen. “This is not an exercise,” city officials said on Twitter. Germany has seen many fires in recent days after a period of intense heat and light rain. The country’s national meteorological service said the mercury exceeded 38 C (100.4 F) at a measuring station in the east on Sunday. Thunderstorms are forecast to bring colder weather from the west from the evening onwards. © 2022 The Canadian Press