The evolution of the fires is good, but there are still active spotlights in Castile and Leon, Galicia and Asturias
The drop in night temperatures has helped to put out the fire, but the situation is still difficult.
This Saturday 16 fires continue in operational situation 2 in Spain, eleven of them in Castilla y León(León, Palencia, Salamanca and Zamora), four in Galiciaand one in Asturias, according to fire data provided by the State Coordination Committee (CECOD).
The drop in temperatures during the night and the favourable weather have allowed a positive development of the fires in León during the night, which have allowed good air and land work in different parts of the province, which has allowed the Civil Guard to lift the evacuation of the Fornela Valley, despite the confinement of the towns of Faro, Cariseda, Peranzanes, Trascastro, Chano and Guimara.
The residents of Peñalba de Santiago have been able to return to their homes after the improvement in the development of the Llamas de Cabrerafire, which remains active but is considered to be "favourable and without risk of expansion".
Inthe Fasgar re fire, for its part, the focus is still active and the flames are moving towards the Tremor Valley.
On the other hand, the forest fire in Puercas, Zamora, is already under control 12 days after it began. Four people have been seriously injured with burns, and the Copernicus satellite estimates that the flames have destroyed an area of 6,200 hectares.
With regard to the situation of the evacuated and confined population, the Spanish Government delegation has indicated that 14 villages are evacuated and 838 neighbours have been evicted and 235 people are confined in 11 villages.
Seven secondary roads in the provinces of León, Zamora and Cáceres are closed this Saturday, 23 August, due to fires.
Five fires are still active in Galicia
The fires in Oímbraand Xinzo de Limia, united in one, and in the Mosque, have stabilized on Friday night, as well as two of the three sources of the fire in Chandrexa de Queixa and Vilariño de Conso, which, although still active, "has improved".
State 2 has also been deactivated in Vilaboa, which was activated due to the proximity of the fire to the town of Vilar.
In Ourense, the fire of\u00A0 Larouco, which remains the largest fire in the history of Galicia, has been stabilized around noon on Saturday, and the fire of Carballeda de Valdeorras, which after entering Galicia from Zamora affects about 3,000 hectares, remains active.
The fire of Chandrexa de Queixa and Vilariño de Conso, as well as that of Mormentelos, is still active.
According to the latest update by the Department of Rural Environment, there are five active fires in Galicia affecting a total of 52,110 hectares. Of all the fires that have not yet been extinguished, 88,810 have been affected in Galicia.
Five fires in Asturias
According to the latest balance sheet of the Principality of Asturias Emergency Service (SEPA), on Saturday morning there are five forest fires in the territory, three of which are active and two stabilized.
The three active fires are Degaña, Genestoso(Cangas del Narcea), and Somiedo(Caunedo/Gua/Perlunes).
The stabilized fires are from Uña/Arcenorio and Cabrales.
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