Huelva is currently experiencing the worst forest fire in years. The fire which started near Almonaster de Real last Thursday has now burnt over 10,000 hectacres and due to very dry land and strong winds it has been almost impossible to bring under control.

Over 3,200 people have been evacuated from their homes as over five hundred firefighters battle against this fire. According to Infoca the winds which died down this morning are rising again this afternoon and they currently have 8 planes and 17 helicopters fighting from the air to bring the fire under control. On the ground there are 330 Infoca firefighters, 157 military firefighters and 20 firefighters from local fire stations.

Due to smoke and proximity of the fire, Valverde del camino , Pinos de Valverde and Puerto Blanco have been the lasted populations to be evacuated. And although the fire hasn’t reached these areas these preventative measures have been taken to ensure there is no loss of life.

Heavy machinery has been brought into clear paths and to make controlled fires to stop the spread of the fire to more towns. Various mines in the area have been closed and their explosives moved to a safe location.

COVID UPDATE

The number of positive cases declared today 619 is the 241 less than yesterday’s numbers. Malaga continues to have the most cases while Cadiz is in second with Almeria and Seville following close behind. Huelva continues to have the lowest number of new cases with 24 declared today but these figures bring us back to what we were seeing in March.

Sadly, there were three more deaths declared today two in Almeria and one in Granada, bringing the total since the pandemic began in Andalusia to 1,503.

Sunday 30th August report for all the Andalusian Provinces.

Huelva has no new patient hospitalised in the last 24 hours and one of the four patients in hospital remains in Intensive care.