Spain to start first return of fire evacuees as wildfires advance has slowed
Authorities said 60,000 people fled as the fires burned 77,000 hectares and temperatures were forecast to reach 40C.
- On Tuesday, Spain's interior ministry ended evacuation orders for 13 municipalities in two wildfire-hit areas, allowing thousands of residents to return home and assess damage.
- Last week, the government declared a national emergency after wildfires consumed 77,000 hectares—an area almost the size of New York City—forcing 60,000 people to flee.
- Regional authorities lifted restrictions Tuesday as conditions improved in parts of Madrid and Valencia; Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska warned that "weather conditions are not helping us at all."
- Prime Minister Pedro declared affected areas "disaster zones" on Tuesday, noting that while challenging days remain, light is beginning to appear "at the end of the tunnel."
- Spain's state meteorological agency Aemet warned that extreme heat will persist until Sunday, cautioning the "fire danger level will continue to rise to extreme levels, hindering firefighting efforts.
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Thousands of Spanish evacuees return as crews ‘contain’ wildfires
Late on Tuesday, the government lifted evacuation orders for more than a dozen municipalities in the Madrid and Avila regions, the epicentre of wildfires that displaced tens of thousands of people.
The picture is better for the fires in Spain, after days of fighting the flames. Around 15,000 people will be able to return to their homes, while the extinguishing operation continues. The post Spain: Fires in Madrid and Avila have been demarcated – Evacuation orders are gradually being lifted appeared first on in.gr.
The Ministry of the Interior lifts the evacuation order of ten municipalities in Madrid and another five in Ávila
Authorities in the Madrid region have lifted some of the restrictions imposed due to the large wildfires nearby, Spanish media outlets such as El País and Europa Press report. After it was announced earlier in the day that residents of several evacuated villages were allowed to return home, major highways in the region have now also reopened.
Interior lets enter 13 villages of Madrid and Ávila and deconfines six municipalities
Spanish firefighters make progress today in their battle against the fire
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