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The fires that are ravaging Ávila and Madrid are still active this Tuesday. During the early hours of the morning, 50 ground crews worked in one of the areas that was of most concern throughout the day yesterday: the area around the Cofio River, one of the most critical points at the moment and where the San Juan reservoir was of particular concern on Monday. The Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, has assured that the last night has been “reasonably positive” for the evolution of the fires in Madrid, Ávila and Toledo thanks to the work of the extinguishing…
The next few hours will be crucial to try to stabilize the large forest fires that are raging uncontrollably in the provinces of Ávila and Toledo and the Community of Madrid. The fires, which have been attacked as one for days, are advancing, but much more slowly thanks to especially complex extinguishing efforts due to the weather conditions, which have never been favorable, the orography and the influence that some sources exert on others. Several fronts have already been stabilized and the authorities’ optimism is cautious. Several heads – the front parts of the fires – continue to burn in…
If an employee is sentenced to a prison sentence of three years and three months, his employer can therefore terminate the employment relationship with him for personal reasons. This emerges from a ruling by the Stuttgart Labor Court, in which an assembly worker’s claim for protection against dismissal was dismissed. According to the chamber, termination in this case is “socially justified” within the meaning of Section 1 Paragraph 2 KSchG. The trial involved a man who had been employed by a collectively agreed automobile manufacturer since May 2018. After he was sentenced to a total prison sentence of 39 months…
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…
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The forest fires that are devastating the province of Ávila and the Community of Madrid are still active, although their progress is slower. The extinction is being complex and has been made difficult by strong gusts of wind. After several days of rapid advance, on Sunday many of the fronts were contained, although “several heads” remain active and the fires cannot be considered perimeter-bound. The efforts this Monday will go in that direction: try to achieve stabilization, protect populations and avoid a fusion of the flames of the two major sources. The evolution is positive, but very slow and the…
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The citizens of Mallorca took to the streets this Sunday afternoon in Palma to protest for the third consecutive year against the tourist overcrowding suffered by the inhabitants of an archipelago that in 2025 broke its own visitor record with the arrival of 18.9 million visitors. Some 25,000 people, according to the National Police, marched through the center of the Balearic capital supporting the call of the Menys Turisme, Més Vida (Less Tourism, More Life) platform, which brings the number of attendees to 70,000. Continue reading
Operation: save the livestock farms. The Government of the Community of Madrid has prepared 300,000 kilos of fodder, distributed in 20 trailers, and has arranged 10 1,000-liter water tanks to supply the livestock farms affected by the fire as soon as conditions allow access to them. So far, 14 farms have requested this support, which will benefit nearly 1,000 animals including cows, sheep, goats and horses. The big question is when the food will reach them, since, at the moment, the fire is uncontrolled.Continue reading
Drought and heat have virtually baked the soil and vegetation in recent weeks. Another cause of the catastrophic fires is receiving less attention: in parts of Spain, a landscape has emerged in which fires can hardly be stopped.