The Generalitat Firefighters are working this Tuesday morning on a forest fire in Roses (Girona) that started on Monday night in an area near Mas Oliva and has advanced rapidly in the direction of Montjoi, reinforced by the north wind.
A total of 40 firefighters crews work in a perimeter of about 400 hectares, while the fire advances towards the Pic de l’Àliga and Mas dels Arbres, the body has reported in a statement. The fire has forced the confinement of some 15 people in Cala Montjoi and three in Cala Jóncols, and the road that leads to the area has been cut. The 112 emergency telephone number has received 83 calls warning of the fire in Roses and Civil Protection of the Generalitat has activated the special emergency plan for forest fires in Catalonia due to strong gusts of wind in the area.
In a tweet, the City Council of Roses He has asked the neighbors not to leave their houses and not to go near the fire, and people who were spending the night in vans and caravans parked in the area have been evicted.
The Department of Climate Action of the Generalitat presented in January a shock plan for the period 2022-2025, during which it is expected to spend 72 million euros on actions against fire. The item multiplies the current allocation by six and responds to the forecast that forest fires will grow by 50% in the coming years.
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