Two hundred people evacuated in Spain due to forest fires
Kyiv • UNN
180 people have been evacuated due to a forest fire in the Spanish province of Alicante amid unseasonably high April temperatures.
On Sunday, April 14, a fire broke out of control in the Tarbena Mountains in the Spanish province of Alicante, forcing authorities to evacuate 180 people from their homes. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN.
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The wildfire occurred at a time when Spain has been experiencing unseasonably high temperatures for April since Friday (April 12), with many places experiencing temperatures 10 degrees Celsius higher than usual for the season.
Regional Head of Interior and Justice Elisa Nunez visited the field operations center where firefighters are working and said that the fire was fueled by heat, which intensified at noon, and excessive vegetation.
