Galicia forest fires have burned 800 hectares of land

The head of one of the companies of the Military Emergency Unit (UME), Alfonso Gomez Campaign, reported Monday that the fire in the town of Boiro (A Coruña) was swept away between "500 and 550 hectares and hoped "to leave controlled" on Monday. However, Rural totalled 450 hectares destroyed in Boiro. Forest fires in Galicia, several of which remain active, and have burned 800 acres. About 1700 hours was diverted road traffic between 7 and 11 kilometers the highway between Santiago and Brion told RNE, Gómez campaign implied that the flames were practically controlled Boiro since the evolution of fire "is still quite favourable." Moreover, at 17.00 on road traffic was diverted between 7 and 11 kilometres of the highway between Santiago de Compostela and Brion (A Coruña) by the proximity of the flames of a forest fire in the area, said the Civil Guard, who explained that the cut was in effect entry Santiago.

Also still active, but controlled, a fire in Muxía, which has devastated 30 hectares from the afternoon of Sunday, and another in Camariñas, which has also affected some 30 hectares at the moment. However, it remains active and no other fire control more than twenty acres in the parish of Berdoias in Vimianzo, which has burned about 30 hectares. Four are taken for extinguished fires These are fires that have affected Bayonne where 45 acres have been burned to Vimianzo, where they have burnt 25 hectares and Santa Comba, where is given by Rural extinguished two fires that have burned 180 hectares between them. The fire that affects the natural park Peneda-Gerês (Portugal ) has not become more important GaliciaEl affected Montouto parish, in a fire that started Saturday afternoon and who worked on the termination of five officers, fourteen brigades, a Rapid Intervention municipal group, nine bombs and motorcycle four helicopters. In addition, the regional government says the fire that affects Peneda-Gerês natural park in Portugal, which continues in the park Xurés in Ourense, "not entered" in Galicia.

According to Rural Areas, air facilities of the regional government and the state water the border area and the wind helps also to position the flames south. Lack of extinguishers Secretary of Organisation of Ourense PSdeG Maria Quintas denounced on Monday the lack of means of extinction of the Xunta near Xurés Natural Park, which in Portuguese side have a fire for several days it can penetrate into Galicia. In addition, Rural Fire said there are other "minor "those who do not report because its policy is to provide data of fires in excess of twenty hectares.