| The Grapevine Issue 172 2014
The Fire
The
Montgo
Javea &
Denia
It is hard to describe the devastation
caused by the fire that raged across
the Montgo and the foothills that
separate Denia and Javea.
Amazing that the rescue and
Fire-fighting services managed to
rescue all the residents who were at
risk and saved most of the property
that the fire seemed likely to destroy.
For a full account of the fire, I think
Mike Smith’s article on Javea
Amigos sums up the breadth of the
destruction.
http://www.javeamigos.com/
news/2014/09/1309-01.htm
Fay Hughes Smith has given us
permission to use some of her
photos of the aftermath of the fire in
the magazine. These follow on the
next few pages, for anyone who has
not seen them - it is difficult to encompass the death of over 450 hectares
of Natural Park and private land in a
few photos, but it is clear how huge
the task of restoration will be.
Join Hands
for the Montgo
Javea Arenal Beach
1 Euro to take part
11 am
5th October
So what are we going to do?
What can we do?
There will be a need for three main
types of help. Physical, Monetary
and Logistical.
If you would like to help please add
your name and details to the Town
Hall’s Page here
http://www.ajxabia.com/formularios/
montgo
Meanwhile, Mayor José Chulvi has
signed a resolution declaring that
necessary work to prevent damage
and ensure adequate recovery of the
landscape after the September 11th
fire be considered as “emergency”
work.
This procedure gives an absolute
priority to tasks for which a budget of
116,973 euros has been allocated.
The projects covered by this scheme
will include protecting the soil and
character of the forested areas,
the removal of burned trees and
those showing signs of infestation,
the proper treatment of the surviving species, encouraging the return
of indigenous wildlife and the construction of anti-erosion barriers on
the slopes.
In addition, there will be an
improvement of roads and tracks,
the restoration of dykes and of the
masonry of the terracing which are at
risk of collapse.
We are very aware of the fantastic
job done by the Bomberos and that
there have been victims of the fire
who have lost property and belongings. On the 5th October please join
Tash and Nicola raising funds for
both the voluntary fire units and the
for unfortunate families who were affected by the fire.