The situation in the Losacio fire, which is still active, continues to be very complicated due to adverse weather conditions, winds and high temperatures despite the fact that they have dropped somewhat, and intense work is expected while waiting for the aerial means to be incorporated and the combatants who have worked throughout the night are relieved. Now, the two most active sources of fire affect the Tábara and Tierra de Alba valleys and the situation in the Tera and Valverde valleys is somewhat improving, reports the Territorial Delegation of the Junta de Castilla y León in Zamora.
At this time there are 34 evacuated towns with more than 5,800 people evicted from their homes who have been transferred to the capital. In many cases they have stayed in the homes of relatives, some elderly people have gone to residences in the province and the rest are in the IFEZA (Zamora Provincial Council) compound in the capital.
The evacuation of the following towns is maintained: Ferreruela de Tábara, Escober de Tábara, San Martín de Tábara, Sesnández de Tábara, Olmillos de Castro, Tábara, Abejera, Litos, Riofrío de Aliste, Villanueva de las Peras, Bercianos de Valverde, Santa María de Valverde, Pueblica de Valverde, Morales de Valverde, Ferreras de Abajo, Pumarejo de Tera, Melgar de Tera, Santibáñez de Tera, Santa Marta de Tera, Santa Croya de Tera, Abraveses de Tera, Micereces de Tera, Aguilar de Tera, Faramontanos de Tábara, San Pedro de Zamudia, Villaveza de Valverde, Friera de Valverde, Navianos de Alba, Pozuelo de Tábara, Moreruela de Tábara, Santa Eulalia de Tábara, San Pedro de las Cuevas, La Encomienda and Perilla de Castro.
Due to this fire, the Madrid-Galicia AVE railway line is still cut off. In the Villaseco – Almaraz fire, it should be noted that it is still active, despite the intense extinction work that managed to stop the advance of the flames towards the capital. So far the fire has claimed two fatalities, a 62-year-old brigade member reached by the flames last Sunday in Ferreruela de Tábara and a 69-year-old rancher who ended up surrounded by fire and whose body was found on Monday.
zamorana At the moment, work is being done to effectively control the head and the N-122 road, which has been closed to traffic since Monday afternoon, is going to be opened.