The environment chief in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region, Manuel Rodriguez, has announced that a devastating wildfire that tore through 1,000 hectares of forest over two days was “clearly intentional.”
The fire, which began on Monday afternoon near the town of Ribas de Sil, had spread through over 1,000 hectares of forest by Tuesday, despite the emergency services having deployed 49 ground teams, 14 helicopters, and eight planes to battle the blaze. While a fire break has now been established, officials have warned the flames are “not [yet] stabilized or under control.”
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