Fire Threatening Spanish Tourist Hotspot Partly Contained
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The forces have largely contained the fires near the Costa Brava. The fire has destroyed 2,200 hectares of vegetation so far. It also burns in Portugal.
The fire broke out on Friday on the Costa Brava coast, which is usually full of holidaymakers at this time of year.
Fire threatening Spanish tourist hotspot partly contained
The fire broke out outside the northeastern municipality of La Bisbal d’Emporda, near a picturesque coastline usually full of holidaymakers this time of year. (AFP pic) MADRID: Spanish firefighters said Saturday that a wildfire threatening the Costa Brava coast has devoured a huge area of trees and bush and forced the evacuation of 150 tourists from a camp. The fire broke out Friday outside the northeastern municipality of La Bisbal d’Emporda, n…
"The firefighters stabilized during the night almost 70% of the right flank of the fire and maintained the objective of consolidating it before the wind change planned for this noon," said the Catalan fire soldiers in a statement published Saturday morning. "The fire, probably due to negligence, affected about 2,200 hectares of mostly forested vegetation," they said, adding that "containment (was) maintained in the (seven) communes concerned". T…
Burned over 2,000 hectares. Evacuations and restrictions in 10 municipalities (ANSA)
The flames have devoured a house and a farmhouse, without causing injuries, although it is stabilized to 70%
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