According to the authorities, the situation is gradually being brought under control. The fire has spread over an area of about 8 thousand hectares, but the fire did not destroy the entire area.
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“The fire remains difficult. We have a lot of work ahead and a tough day requiring great effort, but today we are a bit more optimistic,” said Antonio Sanzas, the Minister of Emergency Situations of the Andalusia region.
In the Njeblos area, about 70 kilometers from the border with Portugal, about 500 firefighters and special aircraft are extinguishing the fire.
This summer, Spain is experiencing particularly severe forest fires. Due to several dozen fires, especially in the center of the country, thousands of people had to be evacuated.
In July, a fire broke out in the Avila region near Madrid, considered the largest in Spain’s recent history, destroying about 50 thousand hectares.
At the beginning of July, another fire in the Almeria province of Andalusia claimed 14 lives.
Europe is being scorched this year by heat waves and droughts, which scientists say have been exacerbated by human-induced climate change.
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