The Vall d’Ebo fire is still active after burning 6,500 hectares – RTVE

In a new day of flames in Spain, the virulent forest fire in Vall d’Ebo, in Alicante, is still active after having burned 9,500 hectares of land and forced the eviction of 2,000 people. It is a complicated fire, with slopes that make access to the place difficult. On the other hand, the one in Zaragoza, also very complex, is already stabilized, although the troops deployed will remain. In addition, the means of extinction fight against the fires in the Valencian Community. One declared this Monday in Bejís (Castellón), which is the one that currently worries the most in the extinction work. Also another in Les Useres (Castellón) and in Calles (Valencia). In Alicante, the fire has affected a perimeter of 65 kilometers, as reported on Monday afternoon by José María Ángel, regional secretary for Security and Emergencies of the Generalitat Valenciana. The weather forecasts are favorable, which gives hope that the moisture-laden wind will perimeter the fire, as indicated by the secretary. He has confirmed that 1,200 people were evacuated last night, and on Monday afternoon another 800 more neighbors were added. Due to the progress of the fire, the Emergency services have ordered the evacuation of five towns: Tollos, Beniaia, Fageca and Famorca. This eviction is being done in an orderly manner and with a meeting point in the town of Muro de Alcoi, where the Red Cross will set up a sports center. “# NOW After the coordination meeting at the #PMA of #IFVallDeEbo, it has been decided to evacuate the towns of Tollos, Beniaia, Fageca and Famorca. @CruzRojaCV is preparing the shelter in Muro d’Alcoi. https://t.co/D4CWzcy3dZ“ — InfoEmergencias (@InfoEmerg) August 15, 2022 The center set up by the Red Cross in Pego to care for evacuees from the fire houses some 60 people this afternoon, as Jesús has indicated to the 24-hour channel Fuster, head of the Red Cross team. There they are given food and lodging in collaboration with the town hall. “The fear is that the wind will make extinction tasks difficult,” he explained. It is a complicated fire, with a very complex topography and very difficult access, which makes extinguishing work difficult and means that the activity has to be carried out fundamentally through the air, as indicated by the Minister of Justice, Interior and Administration Public of the Generalitat Valenciana, Gabriela Bravo. Until 3:00 p.m., 18 aerial means remained working on the Vall d’Ebo fire, 10 from the Ministry of Ecological Transition; six from the Generalitat and two from the Diputación de Alicante. In total, 25 air assets operate in Alicante and, in addition, the Region of Murcia has sent a helicopter and a dozen troops from ground and air units to collaborate in the extinction tasks. “Images of the performance area of ​​@BrifDaroca 6:55 p.m. #IFValldEbo pic.twitter.com/rsvqQb7m42“ — ATBRIF (@AT_Brif) August 15, 2022 The President of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig, visited the advanced command post this afternoon from which the extinction tasks are coordinated and thanked the work of all the professionals who work in them. “It is one of the fires that we should never know about. It was caused by lightning and it is developing with a difficulty that makes it impossible to stop it with the speed that we would like,” he pointed out. He thanked the offer of help made this morning by President Pedro Sánchez, as well as the collaboration received from the neighboring communities of Castilla la Mancha and Murcia. “It is true that the use of aerial means is complex, they suffer a lot from the smoke and their work is complicated. We should not think that they can be added more easily, but tomorrow there will be reinforcements”, he pointed out. The fire in Les Useres has two active sources but with little flame and a favorable forecast for extinction, since the humidity in the area is expected to reach between 90% and 100% this Monday afternoon and, especially , overnight. The president of the Diputación de Castellón, José Martí, has shown this Monday his confidence that during this afternoon the fire that has burned some 800 hectares in the municipal area can be considered stabilized. “�� Images of the units of #BombersForestals of the @generalitat treballant to the #IFUseres this day and hui dilluns.#LosDeAmarillo#BomberosForestales pic.twitter.com/n2eS112jfe“ — Servei Bomber(e)s Forestals GVA (@GVAsgise ) August 15, 2022 Fire in BejísThis Monday afternoon another forest fire broke out in Bejís (Castellón), declared level 2 by the Generalitat after causing the eviction of the Los Cloticos campsite. The Military Emergency Unit (UME) has been activated by the National Center for Monitoring and Coordination of Civil Protection Emergencies to intervene in the fire, where 10 aerial means of the Generalitat Valenciana, eight firefighting units and six pumpers, as reported by the Emergency Coordination Center. In addition, the smoke from the fires in Vall d’Ebo and Bejís is expanding to the east and is reaching Mallorca, as confirmed by the territorial delegation of the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). “Images at 7:00 p.m. of the advance of the #IFBejis head. The difficulty of access to many areas is complicating the work of the mobilized device of @BombersDipcas and @GVA112 pic.twitter.com/oz5Va29H45″ — Bombers Dipcas (@BombersDipcas) August 15, 2022In Calles (Valencia), the fire is stabilized, as reported by Emergencies 112 of the Valencian Community, and on this day the intervention of air means is not planned, only land. Stabilized the fire that threatened the Moncayo Natural ParkWhile, in Zaragoza, the operation has managed to stop the advance of the fire towards the Moncayo Natural Park, which is still active, but stabilized, after burning more than 6,000 hectares and the relocation of the residents of six of the eight evicted towns. The residents of Vera del Moncayo, Alcalá del Moncayo, Ambel, Bulbuente, Trasmoz and Talamantes, El Buste, as well as those of the ‘Cumbres del Moncayo’ Urbanization are authorized to return to their homes , as indicated by the Aragonese Executive. “#IFAñóndeMoncayo6 ground crews, 6 fire trucks, 1 APN, 1 bulldozer, 1 section of the UME and 2 nurses from the @DPZaragoza @IIFFAragon will continue to work during the night pic.twitter.com/LQ0zFaV0qQ“ — Government of Aragon (@GobAragon) August 15, 2022Thus, most of the people who had to leave their towns before the advance of the fire, declared in Añón del Moncayo on the afternoon of this Saturday, can now return. 1,500 people had to leave their homes for Tarazona, Borja, Magallón, Torrellas and Pozuelo. However, the residents of Añón de Moncayo, where the fire that has burned 6,000 hectares began, are still evicted. Endesa is expected to resume service in Añón and in the Santuario de la Misericordia between this Monday and this Tuesday. Saturday in Añón de Moncayo has been “greatly complex, so it is necessary to maintain prudence”. area because there may be reproductions during the afternoon. The Government of Aragon warns that the municipalities that have electricity supply by means of a generator may suffer occasional interruptions as a result of the recovery work on the lines. roads affected by the fire, the N-122 between Borja and Tarazona; the SO-382 between Vozmediano (Soria) and Tarazona; the CV-203; CV-606; CV-610; CV-846; Z-370; Z-371; Z-372 and Z-373. On the other hand, the fire in Isábena (Huesca) has been considered stabilized, although its evolution is pending due to the wind, as reported by the Government of Aragon. This fire began on the night of Saturday, August 13, and has affected an area of ​​between 40 and 50 hectares. New fires in OurenseIn Galicia, the new fire in Ourense, which is still active, began this Sunday, in Castrelo do Val, in the parish of Campobecerros. It has burned 40 hectares with various sources of origin, for which the Ministry says that “everything indicates that it was intentional”. Within this Galician province, fires were declared this Sunday in Riós, parishes of Fumaces and A Trepa, with 80 hectares burned, and in Oímbra, parish of As Chás, with 70 hectares. Both are active, although close to stabilization. On the other hand, there is another fire in the province of Lugo, in Ribas de Sil, in the parish of Torbeo, bordering Ourense, which has burned 40 hectares. The largest fire, in Ourense, with 2,100 hectares devastated and still active, Although close to stabilization, it is still the one that unites the outbreaks that began in Laza, Camba parish, and in Chandrexa de Queira, Queixa parish. In Cáceres, the Infoex Plan has declared the Casas del Castañar fire controlled and has level 1 of danger deactivated. The fire in Zamora, the most devastating The most extensive fire to date in Spain is the one that has burned 31,500 hectares in 28 days, that of Losacio (Zamora), which has been controlled this Sunday. The Ministry of the Environment, Housing and Planning of the Territory of the Junta de Castilla y León in Zamora has considered the fire that originated on July 17 under control, which so far is the most devastating this year and one of the largest in the history of Spain, with two deaths, and 5,800 inhabitants of 31 populations evacuated. Meanwhile, in the area of ​​La Patoja de Jumilla, in Murcia, the forest fire declared at dawn last Friday by lightning could be declared extinguished throughout this Monday, as reported by the Community Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, as long as “no problem is registered” and after continuing all this afternoon under control.