Over 23,000 acres of forest land were burned near Tarragona in Spain

A fire burned over 23,000 acres of forest area, mainly in the ELS Prophet Natural Park in Paul, near Tarragona, northeast Spain, forcing residents of some surrounding villages to remain restricted to their homes, authorities said today. The forest fire “affects an area of ​​about 23,770 acres of land, largely forest,” they wrote on Catalonia’s social media in social media, clarifying that 30% of this area was in Natural ELS Prophet Park. “The night, during which strong winds were blowing up to 90 kilometers/h, compiled the extinguishing work and mandatory to expand the restriction zone” in residents in their homes, the Fire Department said in a post. The demand for restriction on the houses addressed by the authorities concerns many villages, while traffic has been interrupted on many roads, the Fire Department added. ‘If you are in the Pauls fire area (…) the safest is to […]
Source: News Beast

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