
The Central Government announced yesterday that the wave of fires, affecting mostly Galicia and Castilla-León this August, was over.
Spain is going through its worst environmental crisis in 30 years, caused by the fires devouring, just so far, nearly 400,000 hectares.
A woman from Hinojares (Jaén) is under investigation, suspected of being behind four intencional forest fires.
If you had viewed the Sierra Nevada webcams yesterday you would have been amazed to see the slopes under a white carpet… in August.
Andalucia has seen 15,254 hectares of forestland and mountain shrub destroyed by fire so far this year, which is three times higher than last year.
A woman was allegedly caught red-handed trying to start a forest fire with candles – she stands accused of having caused 15 of the fires that have assailed Galicia this summer.
The forensic department of the regional police, charged with investigating forest fires, has identified the cause of two recent fires in the province.