Von Der Leyen Ensures Eu Support for Recovery From Fires in Spain
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The spectacle of a fire is absolutely dantesque, but it is very sad to face what remains when the flames go out and everything is about to rebuild. In fact, the most arduous work is done by Nature itself, thanks to the fact that different species employ the most diverse survival strategies. Fire is not a new element in the Iberian Peninsula, so the native flora within a few weeks begins its rebirth. The most fire-resistant trees begin to sprout,…
It seems that the worst has already happened in the fire episode that Spain lives during this month of August. About 350,000 hectares have burned during 2025, and the vast majority of them have done so in the Great Forest Fires of this month. Specifically, 79% of that area has been concentrated among the communities of Galicia and Castilla y León, according to information from the European Information System on Forest Fires. Continue reading...
You have to imagine half a million football fields in flames to understand the magnitude of the fires that hit Spain in 2025. A year in which 373,000 hectares of Spanish territory have burned, according to data from Copernicus. In particular, in the provinces of León, Orense and Zamora. "Plena solidarity with Spain, hit by the mega fire of the century", wrote the French president, Emmanuel Macron, on 19th of agsoto, in his account of X.France ha…
"It's like trying to stop a tsunami": the international press reacts to the fires that "eat" Spain
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, showed Thursday her solidarity with Spain, which currently suffers its worst wave of fires of the whole century, and has assured that the European Union will support its recovery with the European Solidarity Fund. "Europe is with Spain in the fight against forest fires", wrote the president of the European Commission in her X account.In the message she has also indicated that she ha…
According to civil protection, the situation in the forest fire areas in Spain has improved somewhat in view of the cooler weather.
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