At least two people have died in the fires that affect neighboring Spain on a wave of heat. The second victim He was 35 years old and died in the fight against the flames in the León region.
A man died on Tuesday to fight the flames in the León region, the mayor of Castela and Leão (northwest) announced in the second death in the fires in Spain.
“My sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased, who participated in the firefighting device in León, in the Nogarejas Zone. To rest in peace,” wrote Nicanor Sen Vélez on the social network X.
Emergency services confirmed death, indicating that they received an alert at 19:17 that two people with burns were in a “vegetation zone” Near Quintana and Congtete.
“One of them, a 35 -year -old man, died, and the other, about 36, was taken by ambulance to León Hospital,” they said.
Os Firefighters also rescued “A third person injuredalso with burns, which was in the same area “they added.
La Carballeda Molezuelas fire, and more widely in Castile and Leo, worries a lot of rescue teams: the region has recorded several fires in recent days, including in Las Medulas, ancient Roman gold mines classified as a heritage of humanity.
This morning, the Madrid authorities As a result of severe burns across the body, in a forest fire in three corners, 25 kilometers from downtown Madrid.
Heat wave hits Italy, France, Portugal, Balkans and Spain
This series of fires in Spain coincides with the heat wave that entered today on day 10, with all regions on alert, including those of the north. The maximum temperatures are 40 ° C (degrees Celsius) and night temperatures do not fall below 25 ° C.
They were Issue Red Wave Alerts In Italy, France, Portugal, Balkans and Spain.
The fire brigade bodies fought multiple fires in the Autonomous Communities of Madrid, Andalusia, Castile-Lion, Castela-A Mancha, Galicia and Extremadura, according to the EFE news agency.
A Greece requested the mechanism to combat the European Union forest fires to face new fires.
Os most dangerous are located on the island of Zakynthos, In the west of the Jonic Sea, in western cities of Continental Greece and Acaia City Hall, in western Peloponnese, where about 20 villages were evacuated as a precaution.
Italy has 11 cities in red alert Due to the heat wave, including virtually every largest cities in the country, such as Rome and Milan.
In France, 14 departments in the southwest and center-east are on red alert For heat waves, and two thirds of the country are on orange alert.
O Red heat wave warning is also in force in various regions of the Western Balkans, With temperatures to reach 41 ° C in some areas, in southern Bosnia, Montenegro and Albania.
