At least 800 people have been evacuated from a village in Valencia, Spain due to a fire

Forest fireboosted by strong winds, is raging in the east today Spainwhere at least 800 people were forced to leave their homes in the face of the fiery blaze, local authorities said.

The fire, which broke out yesterday, Thursday, in the afternoon in the village of Monticelvo in the coastal region of Valencia, already burned 10,000 to 14,000 acres, emergency services said in a message on the X platform (formerly Twitter). According to the same source, 800 to 850 people have had to be evacuated so far. Winds blowing at a speed of 120 kilometers per hour make it difficult for the 200 firefighters who have been mobilized for the fire.

Strong winds made it impossible to use firefighting aircraft yesterday, but local authorities are hoping for an improvement in weather conditions that will allow them to use them today, as reported by APE-MPE. Spain is affected since yesterday by strong windswhile the Storm Ciaran affects western Europe. The storm has caused him death of at least ten people in Europe, including a young woman from a falling tree in central Madrid.

Source: News Beast

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