Firefighters and firefighting equipment began arriving from six European Union countries The France, Helped fight several wildfires on Thursday, including a large blaze in the southwest that forced thousands of people to evacuate.
Most of the people of the country a Heat wave Aggravated by a Severe drought – According to many experts, conditions Often due to climate change.
In PortugalFrom Saturday, a forest fire in the nature park Serra da Estrela About 1,500 firefighters were mobilized. oh The fire has already destroyed 10,000 hectares Plants in World Geopark classified by UNESCO.
In the last five days, 10% of the natural heritage of the place was burnt.
In SpainForest fires continue to plague the province Ourense (Galicia) with Four forest fires are still active. A month after experiencing one of the worst fire waves in its history, the province of Ourense is once again reviving those days with several active fronts. Over 2,300 hectares were burnt.
Since the beginning of summer, fires in Galicia have burned more than 22,000 hectares.
Seven Spanish Air Force (SAF) firefighting aircraft were deployed on Wednesday to put out five fires in Galicia.
At the European level, the Drought affects about 60% of the EU and UK. According to studies by the European Drought Observatory, a situation worsened by climate change, which caused extreme heat across Europe this summer.
The status of Drought will be declared in South West England A new heatwave hit large parts of the UK this Friday.
On Thursday, the Met Office issued an extreme heat warning that will last until the weekend, with maximum temperatures above 30 degrees.
Canvey Island in Essex has also been hit by fire, and on Thursday, several crews were called in to tackle the blaze.
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