The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, visited this Monday the area affected by the Vall d’Uixó fire (Castellón), which has affected more than 7,200 hectares and has forced the evacuation of more than 16,000 people. He has warned that “difficult hours remain” in the fight against fire due to the arrival of a new heat wave and has asked for extreme caution. The fire that is ravaging Madrid’s Sierra Oeste and already affecting 25,000 hectares in the region is still active. 112 Community of Madrid points out that the wind gusts of up to 30 kilometers per hour “will complicate the extinction efforts,” which are being concentrated above all in the area of the San Juan reservoir, in the area around the municipality of San Martín de Valdeiglesias. That is where the flames have converged with those of the Burgohondo fire (Ávila), which has already burned some 50,000 hectares. The high gusts of wind have greatly complicated the extinguishing work of the large fire that originated in Burgohondo, detailed the Government delegate in Castilla y León, Nicanor Sen, who explained that the extinguishing works focus on containing the outbreaks and protecting the urban areas. The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has explained that the situation in the region continues to be very complicated, especially on the western flank and the San Juan reservoir area. “It’s a devilish situation,” he said.
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