A forest fire was declared this Thursday Montitxelvoin the state Valencia, The virus, which is still active, is in danger of spreading to the El Comtat and Marina Alta areas due to strong winds. staff Alicante Provincial Firefighters Consortium They are cooperating in extinguishing efforts with their counterparts in Valencia and the Generalitat’s forestry teams, and are on alert in the Alicante regions to act quickly if the fire enters the province. Terrible fire declared in Valencia, which was difficult to extinguish due to strong winds has already devastated approximately 2,580 hectares and forced Evacuate nearly a thousand people.
Among those evacuated from the La Llacuna urbanization in Villalonga are approximately thirty people who were preemptively evacuated by security forces. Pego Civil Guard By residing in this area.
The majority of the thousands evacuated chose to occupy family or friends’ homes The rest were accommodated in public buildings provided by city councils. Mayor of Ador, Manela Faus, the municipality most affected by the disaster, thanked the cooperation and solidarity of neighboring municipalities.
The growth of the flames forced municipalities Castellonet, Terrateig and Ermita de Ador, Monte Corona and Llacuna de Villalonga regions, According to the Generalitat Emergencies, it was decided to quarantine a total of approximately 6,000 people in Potries, Font d’en Carrós and Ador, while approximately 850 people in total were evacuated. The municipalities affected by the fire are Montitxelvo, Aielo de Rugat, Llocnou de Sant Jeroni, Ador, Castellonet de la Conquesta, Vilallonga and Terrateig.
The greatest danger in the province of Alicante occurred this Friday in the municipality of l’Orxa, due to its proximity to the Montitxelvo incident. Emergency sources denied that the fire had spread to that municipality, but Civil Guard patrols assigned to the area found that two small fires were under control.
Head towards Serpis
HE Villalonga Mayor Juanjo SanchisHe pointed out that, thanks to the work of the extinguishing teams and orographic conditions, the fire that broke out in the Montitxelvo fire was brought under control on the left bank of the river. Serpis River, This is good news because “if the flames cross the channel, things will get noticeably worse”, which will cause the fire to start affecting the entire area. navy forest area. If that were to happen, Sanchis explains, the fire’s progress would be “much faster” because it would burn vegetation on the mountain from the bottom up. Toni Álvarez reports.
While efforts were focused on the Montitxelvo fire, alarms began to ring in Marina Alta and another forest fire was declared in the municipality at three o’clock this Friday afternoon. Rafol d’Almúnia. Strong winds made it easier for it to spread, but fortunately It was stabilized within three hours After the deployment of air and ground vehicles, according to the Alicante Firefighters Consortium.
A comprehensive device firefighters and forestry brigades between Valencian Community, Murcia and Castilla La ManchaCivil Guard, local police and EMU Trying to control the Motitxelvo fire, whose consequences are the most serious fire on Safor since the fire that devastated three thousand hectares between Llutxent and Gandia in the summer of 2018, will continue on the field at the end of this Friday. .