The Boiro fire reaches Ribeira and forces the evacuation of the Ría de Arosa campsite – La Voz de Galicia

The Boiro fire has already destroyed 400 hectares Marta Gmez Since they originated just after four in the afternoon yesterday, the flames have already destroyed more than 400 hectares of forest in Boiro, and the strong gusts of wind blowing from the northeast are greatly complicating extinction tasks. So much so, that in mid-afternoon a declaration of alert level 2 has been requested in the area due to the proximity of the flames to the houses in the Pieiro nucleus. . According to the last count provided by the Ministry of Rural Environment, since it began, three technicians, 25 forest agents, 40 brigades, 25 motorized pumps, four shovels, a technical support unit, 12 planes and seven helicopters have joined the device.