Active fires in Spain, live | Renfe resumes the circulation of the AVE between Madrid and Zaragoza – RTVE

Follow live the last hour of the active fires in Spain. Active fires in different parts of Spain have destroyed more than 60,000 hectares and have killed two people in Losacio, Zamora, where the fire has burned 30,000 hectares. In Valdepeñas de la Sierra, Guadalajara, the Level 2 fire continues to progress unfavorably after burning 2,300 hectares and forcing the evacuation of three towns. In Galicia, the fires have burned more than 20,000 hectares, the most worrying being those of Carballeda, in Ourense, and Folgoso-A Pobra do Brollón, in Lugo. In Zaragoza, a fire is being fought in Ateca that could spread due to the wind. It has already devastated 5,600 hectares, has interrupted regular train traffic with Madrid and has forced the evacuation of the towns of Moros and Villalengua. Last hour of the fires in Spain: Miguel Charte Minute Description 07:46 The precarious fight of the firefighters against the fire: “They hire you for three months, they pay you 1,000 euros and you’re on the streets”. Many brigade members denounce the situation in Castilla y León, where 60-year-old firefighters work on the front line. Our colleague Álvaro Caballero tells it. 07:37 However, the regional train lines continue to be cut off, as well as the A-2 Madrid-Zaragoza motorway. 07:33 Adif has communicated that at 6:00 a.m. the authorities allow the recovery of rail traffic on the high-speed line in the section between Alhama de Aragón and Calatayud. In this way, the service is recovered on the affected lines, Renfe reports on its website.

07:28 The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, travels to Ateca today to discuss the development of the extinction work. 02:14 Renfe has suspended all train traffic linking Madrid with Aragon and Catalonia this Wednesday night due to the Ateca fire, which has approached the train tracks between Calatayud and Alhama de Aragón.

00:50 The fire declared last Monday in Ateca (Zaragoza), in which 5,600 hectares have already burned, has forced the eviction of five municipalities and the users of a nursing home and to cut off the A-2 motorway in Ateca, Contamina and Salinas de Medinaceli (Soria) and rail traffic between Madrid and the Aragonese capital at Calatayud. 00:28 The Government of La Rioja has reported, in its latest data update on Tuesday, that the Torrecilla fire on Alesanco is perimeter but not controlled and the Badarán fire is perimeter but not stabilized, while the one declared in Logroño is controlled . 00:02 The Civil Guard carries out a new eviction in Zaragoza due to the evolution of the Ateca fire. This is the town of Castejón de las Armas and it is the fifth town that has had to leave their homes because of the flames. The neighbors go to the Calatayud fairgrounds. In addition, a proclamation will be issued in Ateca so that the population is aware of the possible eviction and, for those who want to go to Calatayud, march. 0:01 During the night from this Tuesday to Wednesday, RENFE has reported that the circulation of all types of trains between Zaragoza and Madrid has been interrupted. Specifically, traffic is cut in both directions between Alhama de Aragón and Calatayud due to the evolution of a fire near the tracks. “Circulation between Alhama de Aragón and Calatayud is interrupted due to a fire near the infrastructure. It affects both high-speed and conventional gauge trains that run between Madrid and Zaragoza.”— INFOAdif (@InfoAdif) July 19, 2022 0:01 Good evening. We begin with the narration on RTVE.es of the last hour on the evolution of the fires in Spain this July 20, 2022.