Spain continues to be on high alert due to the virulence of the fires driven by the high temperatures and wind. The coincidence with the massive displacements planned for the solar eclipse on August 12 has forced security and surveillance measures to be tightened throughout the territory. In fact, the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has warned of a “very high or extreme” danger of forest fires for this day due to the dryness of the environment and the intense heat. The spotlights on Fog (Huelva) and Las Peñas de Riglos (Huesca) They concentrate the greatest concern of the emergency operation.
In Huelva and Sevillethe fire originated in Fog is consolidated as the most serious of the day, already reaching the 28,000 hectares burned on the border between both provinces. After entering Sevillian territory, the fire fully affects the area of Charcofrío, in the municipality of Aznalcóllar. The fire keeps seven active fronts and the authorities maintain the preventive eviction of about 680 people. The extinguishing work has managed to reduce the speed of spread of the fire by half compared to Tuesday.
In Huescathe fire of The Rocks of Riglos now reaches some 5,000 hectares and keeps evacuated 440 people from eight population centers. The perimeter is around 40 kilometers and is not yet consolidated, so extinguishing teams continue working to contain the advance of the flames.