Wildfires

Wildfires – Spain, Germany and Greece

Germany – Residents of about 20 villages were ordered to evacuate as a forest fire, that has been burning since Friday, approached their homes about 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Berlin. Others were told to prepare to leave in the next few hours. Earlier, a fire brigade spokesperson said the wildfire’s area had spread to “around 100 to 110 hectares,”.
Germany has seen numerous wildfires in recent days following a period of intense heat and little rain.

Greece – On Sunday, a wildfire continued to rage out of control in central Evia, Greece’s second-largest island. Fanned by strong winds, the blaze spread across the slopes of a mountainous forest in Gaia. Authorities ordered the evacuation of the village of Kremastos as a precaution as the blaze got as close as 800 meters (roughly 2,600 feet) from some homes.

Spain – Spanish authorities said temperatures dropped on Sunday morning, giving some respite to the 650 emergency workers battling the burning vegetation. Supported by water-dumping aircraft, they were able to establish a perimeter around the fire that started in Zamora’s Sierra de la Culebra which has scorched 25 000 ha, while 18 villages have been evacuated. Wildfires were also active in three parts of northeastern Catalonia: in Lleida, in Tarragona and in a nature park in Garraf, just south of Barcelona. Firefighters said they have responded to over 200 different wildfires just in Catalonia over the past week.

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