Spain, Portugal and Turkey are several of the countries affected by summer fires due to high temperatures, lack of rain or even arson.
The firefighters of Türkiye They continued to fight five fires that burned on Sunday for the fourth consecutive day in several areas of the west of the country.
According to the Emergency and Disaster Management Directorate (AFAD), In the last week more than 131 forest fires have been declared.
Authorities blame low humidity, strong winds and high temperatures as aggravating factors, and scientists also attribute to climate change the frequency and intensity of forest fires.
Firefighters are fighting the fire from the ground and from the air, with dozens of planes and hundreds of vehicles assisting in the emergency response. Thousands of people have been evacuated from affected areas, although no casualties have been reported.
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Ibrahim Yumaklı has stated that so far 69 forest fires have been controlledbut five are still active in the provinces of Izmir, Aydın, Manisa, Karabuk and Bolu.
“We are in a critical period and we must remain vigilant until Sunday. Our teams will respond day and night to any incident,” he declared.
Meanwhile, the authorities Four people arrested in Bolu in connection with the firestwo of whom were arrested and two released.
The General Directorate of Forests warned people not to light fires outside for the next 10 days due to weather conditions across western Turkey, warning of a 70% increase in the risk of forest fires.
Firefighters on Friday extinguished a fire in Canakkale province that threatened World War I memorials and graves at the site of the battle of gallipoli. On the peninsula where Ottoman troops repulsed an Allied landing in a year-long campaign in 1915, flames reached Canterbury Cemetery, where New Zealand soldiers are buried.
Images from the site, in northwest Turkey, showed tombstones blackened by soot in a charred garden overlooking the Aegean Sea.
In June, a fire spread through several settlements in southeastern Turkey, causing the death of 11 people and forcing dozens to receive medical treatment.
Portugal fights fire on Madeira island
Lisbon sends a special force of 80 firefighters to the Autonomous Region of Madeira to fight a fire that has been raging for three consecutive days.
“The Regional Government announces that all the necessary logistical preparations are being carried out for 80 members of the Special Fire Brigade to arrive in Madeira in the next few hours,” reads a note sent to the press and cited by the news agency. Lusa.
The fire broke out Wednesday morning in Serra de Águain the municipality of Ribeira Brava, and spread to neighboring parishes, causing the evacuation of residents for safety reasons.
According to the Regional Secretariat of Health and Civil Protection of Madeira“about 50 families have received clinical, social and psychological support“after being evacuated from their homes due to the proximity of the flames.
ADVERTISINGAccording to ‘Renascença’ radio, 54 operations are on the ground, supported by 18 vehicles and the helicopter of the Madeira Regional Civil Protection Service, as well as members of the PSP and the Forestry and Nature Conservation Institute.
Large fire in Trabazos that could have been caused
A forest fire in Trabazos, Zamora, has forced the evacuation of Sejas de Aliste as a precaution. The Junta de Castilla y León took this measure to protect the population, as reported by the Ministry of the Environment, Housing and Territorial Planning.
The first estimates indicate that The fire has devastated around 100 hectares of forest. Although the danger to Sejas de Aliste has decreased, efforts are focused on controlling the advance of the fire and preventing it from expanding laterally.
The fire was classified as level 2 around 7:05 p.m. due to its potential to affect more than 30 hectares of forest. and cause closures on important roads, including the N-122. The fire originated near this road around 5:10 p.m. and is close to the border with Portugal. The authorities are investigating the cause of the fire, the mayor suggests that it could have been arson.
ADVERTISINGCurrently, about 180 people from the Infocal operation work on extinction. The team includes 4 technicians, 13 environmental agents and guards, 7 ground crews, 6 pumpers, 6 bulldozers, 5 heliborne brigades, 9 aerial means (which leave at dusk), 3 additional pumpers and other resources from different administrations, such as the Fire Department. of the Provincial Council.
weather conditionsespecially the changing wind, complicate extinction tasks. The fire front remains very intense, and most of the affected area is forested.
