The government has declared "emergency affected areas" after the fires and announced first aid
Pedro Sánchez will approve the measure in the Council of Ministers and create an inter-ministerial committee on climate change to strengthen the response to the crisis.
Pedro Sanchez in the Jarillas fire with an emergency officer.
On Tuesday, the government will declare "areas affected by the civil protection emergency" in the areas affected by forest fires that have burned nearly 400,000 hectares in Spain this year.
At the same time, Sanchezwill give the green light to the creation of an inter-ministerial committee on climate change, which will meet later this Tuesday with the aim of reaching a state pact to address the climate emergency.
After the Council of Ministers, the Vice-President for the Ecological Transition, Sara Aagesen, and the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, will announce the first aid to those affected, "to all those who need it", as confirmed by the Minister for Territorial Policy, Ángel Victor Torres.
At the moment , thirteen fires are still alive in operational situation 2: seven in Castile and Leon, three in Asturias and three in Galicia; three in two are stabilised and seven under control. The emergency declaration 'will make it possible to strengthen the coordination of resources', as well as' the participation of the Military Emergency Unit and, if necessary, European logistical support '.
On the other hand, the opposition leader, Alberto Núñez Feijóo , presented on Monday a plan with 50 measures, which includes a national register of arsonists, the professionalization of Civil Protection and more support for rural areas. However, the Government has questioned the initiative, recalling that 'competences are clearly defined' and stressing that some proposals, albeit with positive things, have been 'born at the root'.
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