The flames of an out-of-control wildfire on the Costa Brava have devastated around 750 hectares of forest and have led to stay-at-home orders for some 12,000 people in several municipalities in Girona.
The Catalan regional government has requested support from Spain’s Military Emergencies Unit (UME) to fight the Empordà wildfire, which broke out in La Bisbal d’Empordà and may have been sparked by mechanical works on a road, according to the Rural Agents.
The president of the regional government, Salvador Illa, has warned of the scale of the fire and has urged people to follow the authorities’ instructions to the letter, while the Generalitat has advised residents in the Barcelona area to avoid travelling to Baix Empordà, Gironès and Pla de l'Estany to facilitate firefighting operations.
Preventive lockdowns and mobile alerts
The La Bisbal fire, still active and out of control after entering the Les Gavarres massif, has produced a huge plume of smoke and led to the preventive confinement of several municipalities in the Empordà area, affecting around 12,000 people. In addition, some 40,000 have received Es-Alert mobile warnings due to the coverage of mobile phone antennas.
