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The situation of the forest fire in the Sierra de la Culebra, in the province of Zamora, has improved from Saturday to Sunday night due to the drop in temperatures and that has allowed

the return to their homes of the residents of the evicted populations

and the reopening of roads closed to traffic.

The inhabitants of the twenty towns that had to be evacuated due to the danger of the fire have returned to their homes as of eight in the morning this Sunday, a day in which

the reopening of all sections of roads has also taken place. cut off

to traffic, sources from the Zamora Civil Guard have informed Efe.

The Madrid-Galicia AVE

railway is back in service safely

this Sunday after having carried out the appropriate security control this morning.

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The mark of fire left by the heat wave in Andalusia

  • Writing: ESTHER GÓMEZMálaga

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Sources from the extinction operation have highlighted this improvement during the night thanks to the

drop in temperatures

that has allowed the night media to work more than the previous nights.

Despite this, they have warned that, although the weather conditions are favorable first thing in the morning,

high intensity winds are expected to return

throughout the day, which would complicate the situation again.

The aerial means have returned first thing in the morning to the fire that has already burned, according to the latest estimate made on Saturday late afternoon,

about 25,000 hectares

and for the moment it is still active.

The

night ground crews have worked tirelessly during the last night

together with some daytime ones that have extended their work until dawn and have focused their work on trying to stop the advance of the fire and protect the evacuated populations.

Two towns in Navarra evicted

The towns of

Echarren de Guirguillano and San Martín de Unx

are the only two that remain early this Sunday evicted as a precaution after the fires experienced yesterday and tonight in Navarra.

As reported on its social networks SOS Navarra, there are other towns such as

Azoz, Muskiz and Viguria where the residents have left on their own initiative

, despite the fact that the authorities have not issued an eviction order.

Even so, the Government of Navarra has asked the population of the affected areas that have not received an eviction order to remain in their homes and remain calm, in addition to calling on the public to avoid displacement

today, Sunday.

unnecessary

throughout Navarra.

Thus, the population is also asked not to approach the areas affected by the fires, since the work of the firefighting services could be hindered and they

could be at risk

.

As for the roads, after the closure yesterday of the

A-12

(highway of the Camino), at this moment only the

NA-7010 Astráin-Irurtzun

highway is closed in both directions , at the height of the Yarte Monastery (kilometer 15). The rest of the roads remain open to traffic.

Stabilized the Olivella fire (Barcelona)

The Firefighters of the Generalitat have given this Saturday night for stabilizing the fire that has been burning since that same afternoon in Olivella (Barcelona), and they

are working to consider it controlled this Sunday

.

In the fire, which has burned some

186 hectares

, some 50 crews are working this morning, sources from the Generalitat Bombers have explained to Europa Press.

The stabilization of the fire has made it possible

to lift the confinement

of the residents of the area.

In addition, the Minister of the Interior of the Generalitat,

Joan Ignasi Elena

, has warned of the complexity faced by the members of the Fire Brigade of the Generalitat due to the simultaneous fires that remain this Sunday in various parts of Catalonia, before which he has appealed to the citizen responsibility.

In statements to 'Rac1' this Sunday, he has extended the call for responsibility and prudence to the festival of Sant Joan,

next Thursday, June 23

.

He recalled that in recent days Catalonia has registered

up to seven "powerful" fires

active simultaneously, something that greatly stresses the organization of the troops.

He has detailed that the vegetation fire between

Bot and Horta de Sant Joan (Tarragona)

, declared this Sunday, has occurred "as a result of a medium voltage line", and that the forecast is optimistic.

Regarding the detainee on Saturday for allegedly causing five forest fires in

Navès (Lleida),

he replied: "The human condition can be wonderful, I have verified it alongside public servants these days, and on the other hand, the misery of the condition human nature cannot fail to surprise", and has branded the events regrettable.

"Maximum precaution" in La Rioja

The Government of La Rioja asks the population to take extreme precautions in the face of the

high risk of forest fire

as a result of the high temperatures these days.

Thus, the Government recommends

stopping all activity that involves agricultural machinery

in the field and not using fire in the natural environment for recreational uses under any circumstances.

In this context,

grills

in recreational areas that do not have a spark arrestor will be sealed.

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