US Edition**Wildfires Rage in Spain and Portugal Amidst Record Heatwave** - The Global Herald
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The region of Castile-et-León, where Las Médulas is located, formerly Roman gold mines classified by Unesco in 1997, recorded thirteen fires in three days.
The Iberian Peninsula and Balkan countries are fighting in the middle of a heatwave on Monday against several fires that have already ravaged part of the Spanish tourist site of Las Madulas, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Board states that the disaster has affected the natural landscape, but everything points to the fact that the ancient Roman gold mines have not been affected.
Castilla y León has dawned this Monday with eight large active and uncontrolled fires, four of gravity index two and the other four in one, among them the most serious and that affects the natural space of Las Médulas, classified by Unesco as a World Heritage Site and tourist heart of the region of El Bierzo (León). In the province of León there is a second fire with gravity index two, in particular the one declared in Llamas de Cabrera, in whic…
Within the data, which counts until August 3, the last fires that lead to Castilla y León do not enter. This type of catastrophes have increased by 9% more than in 2024 and the percentage is expected to increase in the coming weeks.
The fire that started in Yeres, Spain, advanced and caused damage to the surroundings of the World Heritage site "Las Médulas". According to the authorities, the natural park is not in danger.
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