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"As the flames advanced towards the village of Bédar, in the Almería province
of Andalusia, the mayor gave a desperate order to ring the church bells to warn
residents. It was not enough. The July 9 Los Gallardos fire, which claimed 13
lives and burnt 7,000 hectares, was Spain’s third deadliest on record.
Most of the victims were retired foreigners living in isolated homes, who died
trapped in their vehicles or fleeing on foot along dead-end paths in a
landscape dominated by scrubland and rugged terrain, most of which is difficult
to access.
High temperatures and extremely dry weather turn scrub, grasslands and bushes
into highly flammable fuel. This, combined with complex terrain that makes fire
spread faster and unpredictably, poses an enormous challenge for firefighting
efforts.
Andalusian legislation requires local emergency plans for forest fires in
high-risk areas, and self-protection plans for detached buildings and housing
estates. However, there is a widespread problem with compliance and
implementation of these measures."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
