Huge forest fire in the Canaries German man arrested after setting
fire to toilet paper in woodland
Around 2,500 people have been
evacuated from their homes on the
Canary island of La Palma as a fire
that started on Wednesday is driven
by high winds across dry woodland.
On Thursday, a park ranger died
while fighting the blaze, which police say was started by a 27-year-old
German national who admitted he set
fire to toilet paper after defecating in
woodland. A resident of La Palma,
his neighbors had reported him to the
police on several occasions for petty theft. for full story see: El Pais in
English
Stop the Fire !
The Valencia is the second most likely region in Spain with to have forest fires. Over 90 percent of them are
man-made: errors, negligence and arson. The president of the Generalitat,
Ximo Puig has signed an agreement
linking the Administration with the
Valencian communication media to
raise public awareness about measures that could prevent forest fires
and their dire consequences. The
campaign, under the slogan “Stop
the foc ‘, aims to prevent the human
causes, of these disasters. From Las
Provincias
Xabia to restrict beach access next
year
The Mayor of Javea and Councillor
for Tourism, José Chulvi, is planning ahead of the summer of 2017
to study the possibility of applying
restrictions on access to the beaches
of Xàbia, due to the large number of
vehicles that converge on the coast
during the summer months.
In July the tourist occupation in the
area has soared exceeding 80% and
in August it is is expected to reach
100%.