1000s evacuated as Spanish wildfire rips through UNESCO World Heritage site
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RT,
25
June, 2017
Over
2,000 people have been evacuated from towns in southern Spain after
huge wildfires spread to the Donana National Park, a UNESCO world
heritage site.
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People
living in Moguer and Mazagon, located close to the inferno, have been
evacuated by Spanish authorities as a precaution in light of the 64
deaths caused last week by a blazing wildfire in neighboring
Portugal.
There
have been no reports of injuries so far in Spain.
"The
fire has entered in the limits of the reserve, and that is where we
are focusing our efforts," Jose Gregorio Fiscal Lopez from the
regional Andalusian authority in charge of the environment said as
cited by The
Deccan Chronicle.
Cars
stop by on the road to Mazagón as smoke billows in a pine forest, on
July 25, 2017. © © Cristina Quicler / AFP
The
50,000 hectare (123,550 acre) nature reserve is an important stop for
migratory birds travelling from Africa to Europe and vice versa, in
addition to being home to two highly endangered species, the Iberian
lynx and the Iberian imperial eagle.
An
ongoing heatwave, with daily temperatures reaching 39 degrees Celsius
(102 degrees Fahrenheit), combined with shifting winds of up to 60
kph (37 mph) has exacerbated the wildfire threat across the Iberian
peninsula.
Susana
Diaz, the regional president of Andalusia, said "there's no risk
to the population" but added that authorities “are not ruling
out the human factor" as a possible cause of the fire.
Hotel
guests, local residents and 600 staff at the National Institute of
Aerospace technology were all evacuated Sunday morning as the blaze
continued to spread and over 60 firefighters and 21 air units were
combating the blaze reports InfoLibre.
Four
drones are being used to help monitor the spread of the fire and
coordinate firefighting efforts.
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The
Spanish Air Force has been heavily involved in the battle against the
wildfires in central Portugal in recent weeks and resources may have
to be reallocated if the blaze in southern Spain is not brought under
control soon.
#Hoy los 4 aviones del #43Grupo @EjercitoAire han lanzado casi 900 toneladas de agua sobre el #IIFF de #Pedrogao #Portugal #ApagaYVamonos
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