The Firefighters have been working since midnight this Sunday on a fire in forest vegetation in bitemin the municipality of tortosa (Baix Ebre). The fire burns in the area of the Coll de l’Alba and it already affects some 30 hectares, the body has reported on Twitter. The firefighters have received the notice at 00.20 and are working on the ground 21 ground crews.
The line and the flanks of the fire are controlled, but the emergency teams warn that the gusts of wind They can cause secondary outbreaks. Weather forecasts predict that the mistral wind will lessen during the day.
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Since early morning they have joined three air means, specifically a helicopter and two surveillance and attack planes. “We were worried about the wind and now, luckily, the intensity has dropped. This morning it was blowing very hard,” pointed out the mayoress of Tortosa, Meritxell Roigé, in statements to Catalunya Ràdio. Roigé has reported that they have had to preventively evict 10 people of isolated farmhouses in the area.
#bomberscat Have the wedge anchored and the flanks controlled, but the wind gusts can cause secondary saltin focus. According to the first calculations, they are treballant in a fire of some 30 hectares. Hi, keep working with 21 endowments ? pic.twitter.com/IvknxSZhLP
— Bombers (@bomberscat) February 5, 2023
Fourteen counties on alert
The Rural Agents alerted of fire risk in different areas of Catalonia during the weekend. Specifically, they activated the Pla Alpha in 14 counties, among which is the Baix Ebre with a moderate danger (level 1). Of the areas with notices, the Alt Empordà has a high and very high level of forest fires.
Pla Alfa map per avui day 4 of february pic.twitter.com/OZ7ZVEGsI3
— Rural Agents (@agentsruralscat) February 4, 2023