Madrid: Spain is battling its first wildfire of the year. Hundreds of firefighters continued to battle the blaze on Saturday. As of Saturday, around 1,500 people have been forced to leave their homes and places. A forest fire that started north of Valencia on Thursday has since become out of control.
Prime Minister Petro Sánchez responded that the forest fires at the beginning of the year are an example of the climate crisis facing humanity. About 450 firemen have been assigned to fight the forest fire. 22 aerial units are also available for assistance. 1,500 people from eight municipalities have left their homes and left for the journey. The forest fire has spread over 4,000 hectares. Vidgadhar also says that this is a type of forest fire that does not usually occur in summer.
Efforts to put out the fire near the municipality of Villanueva de Viver continued on Saturday with the help of firefighters. However, the latest information is that the team was able to prevent the fire from spreading to other areas.
Tourists in a hotel in the area of Montanejos were evacuated as part of security measures. There were warnings that temperatures would cross 30 degrees Celsius and strong winds were likely in the coming hours. The conditions in Spain were such that strong winds hampered firefighting.
Spain was one of the European countries most affected by wildfires in 2022. The forest fire had destroyed an area of about three lakh hectares that day.