Asturias counts 116 forest fires in 35 councils and burns in several areas Mount Naranco in Oviedo. The council of Valdés concentrates, in the western zone, the extinction actions and there remain mobilized SEPA Firefighters from various parks and troops of the Military Emergency Unit.
This Friday morning the cuts of communication routes decreed last night remain active. In the council of Valdés traffic remains interrupted, except for emergency vehicles, on the A-8 motorway between kilometer points 441 and 444 in Cadavedo, the N-634 in Trevías, the N-632 in Ballota, the AS-351 roads from Almuña to the town of Merás and the AS-219 in Naraval (Tineo). Rail traffic also remains cut off at the height of Cadavedo.
To the work of extinction will be incorporated on this day another section of the Military Emergency Unit with 50 troops and 20 vehicles that will be added to the 95 military and 40 means already working in the region. In addition, another BRIF displaced from Tabuyo in León and the two MITECO seaplanes will also be added.
A total of 174 people from 39 homes have been evacuated in the Asturian councils of Valdés, Villayón and Tineo, in the west of the community.
Many of the fires are still small in high areas where they do not pose a danger, but others have already forced the evacuation of dozens of people and the flames have reached some houses, cabins and granaries in isolated areas.
The extinction operation has been reinforced to exceed 600 troops, who have the help of dozens of land vehicles, two seaplanes and five helicopters.
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