In Spain, hundreds of arson attacks have now been brought under control

A hundred or so arson fires have settled, according to authorities, which ravaged northern Spain on Friday, Saturday 1.^any April, authorities say.

And in the Asturias region, 71 fires were still burning at noon Saturday, compared to more than ninety the previous day. But almost all fires “Under control and stability”Oscar Rodriguez, head of emergency services in the region, said during a news conference. According to the authorities of this autonomous community located on the northern Atlantic coast of Spain, firefighters were helped in the last hours by improved weather conditions, with less wind strength and the arrival of light rain.

In the neighboring region of Cantabria, where 35 fires were recorded on Friday, “all extinct”, Except for two wildfires that are still going BUT ” On probation “the regional government said on Twitter.

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The wildfires, which have multiplied simultaneously in recent days, have prompted the evacuation of nearly four hundred people and mobilized a large fire brigade. In Asturias, a total of 11,000 hectares have been affected, according to Oscar Rodriguez.

According to the authorities, these fires were deliberate. It happened “It is clearly a coordinated work of eco-terrorists.”which he could have done “hundreds dead”denounced, Saturday, during the press conference of the regional president of Asturias, Adrian Barbon.

In Castellón, in the Valencia region, another giant forest fire has mobilized firefighters in recent days, before settling down on Friday. According to the district government, approximately 4,700 hectares have burned.

In Spain, which is facing a prolonged drought after three years of below-average rainfall, authorities believe the fire season, previously limited to summer, is now extending from spring to autumn, as a result of climate change.

In 2022, a black year for forest fires in Europe, Spain was the worst affected European country, with nearly five hundred fires destroying more than 300,000 hectares, according to the European Forest Fire Information System (EFIS).