As of Friday afternoon, 18 water-dropping planes and helicopters and more than 500 firefighters and soldiers were tackling the fire. The Spanish military and the nation’s ecological transitio…
MADRID — More than 1,500 people were evacuated as a major forest fire raged in Spain’s eastern Castellon province on Friday, marking an early start to the nation’s fire season amid bone dry conditions.“We’re looking at the first major fire, unfortunately, this year,” he said. “And it is also taking place out of season.”
Puig added that the effects of climate change “are undeniable, so the perspective of firefighting must be considered on an annual basis.” The state weather agency, AEMET, tweeted that “unfavorable weather conditions, especially considering the early date of the year, have favored the rapid spread.” Temperatures were above 25 Celsius when the fire broke out, and relative humidity sank below 30% following an unusually dry winter in the area.
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