The weather conditions have allowed the departure of aerial vehicles this Saturday to participate in the extinction of the forest fire in Montitxelvo (Valencia) after two days of strong winds in which they have not been able to work, while the confinement of two municipalities has been lifted.
The latest estimates of the extent of this fire, provided last night, are that it has burned 2,580 hectares in a perimeter of 38 kilometers and has affected seven municipalities in the province of Valencia.
The Minister of Justice and Interior, Elisa Núñez, met this morning with the affected mayors to explain the current situation of the fire, which as she explained "is not as adverse" as yesterday, and four media outlets are currently working on extinguishing it. air and 300 professionals.
Of the three municipalities that remained confined - Ador, Potries and Font d'En Carrós -, the confinement of the last two towns has been lifted, although great caution is requested when traveling through these areas.
The work focuses especially on the right flank of the fire, to prevent the advance of the flames towards the Vall de Gallinera (Alicante), and also on the head of the fire, bordering the town of Ador, which is the most affected by the fire. smoke and maintains its confinement.
The councilor explained that the weather conditions tonight have been more favorable than the forecasts indicated, since the relative humidity has not been so low and the winds have reached lower intensity values.
During this Saturday, the third day of a fire that started on Thursday, reconnaissance flights with thermal cameras have been scheduled to check the heat intensity of the fires and the hot spots, since in fires with a lot of wind, areas are left unburned.
Likewise, it is expected that during the day a land entrance will be opened with heavy machinery to continue maintaining the fire and that it does not cross the Serpis River area and jump to the province of Alicante, as explained by sources from the Valencia Provincial Firefighters Consortium.
The evacuation of about 850 people in Castellonet, Terrateig, Ermita de Ador, Monte Corona (Ador) and Llacuna de Villalonga is currently maintained.
