More than 1,000 are evacuated in northern Spain due to fires

Firefighter works to combat the fire near the city of Orallo, in northwestern Spain, this Sunday (10). AFP more than 1,000 people were taken from their homes on Sunday (10) in northern Spain, due to forest fires driven by high temperatures and strong winds, local authorities reported. Local authorities reported that about 400 people were had to leave the village of Carucedo and their surroundings. Another 700 people were taken from several villages from the region and the Las Midula archaeological site. The site, recognized as a World Heritage Site, is an old gold mine from the time of the Roman Empire. ✅ Click here to follow the G1 international news channel on WhatsApp, Castilla Y Leon’s head of the Regional Government, Alfonso Mañueco, said experts suspect that the various outbreaks were caused by incendays. Firefighters fight fire in the region near the city of Orallo, in northwestern Spain. AFP “According to the experts, several of them may have been caused. We will be relentless with the authors of these attacks against the lives and security of people and our assets,” he added in a publication in X. 60 soldiers and 20 vehicles in the area were mobilized, which joined a wide operation that includes aircraft and excavators. Fires were also recorded in Galicia and Navarre in the north of the country, which experience high temperatures of up to 40ºC in some regions. The head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, said in X that he is closely following the situation and thanked the efforts of the emergency teams. Videos High in G1

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