Several forest fires which have ruined well over ten thousand hectares of land are continuing to burn in the Spanish region of Galicia today. Four hundred troops are currently in the northwestern county guarding densely-populated areas, airports and power stations. Spain’s President of Government, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero , said earlier this week that an additional 1,200 army personnel would be sent to the area to assist the fire service. Alfredo Canal, a Galician rural agency chief, told Reuters yesterday: "We have a situation that is noticeably better than in recent days."
Several forest fires which have ruined well over ten thousand hectares of land are continuing to burn in the region of today. Four hundred troops are currently in the northwestern county guarding densely-populated areas, airports and power stations. Spain’s President of Government, , said earlier this week that an additional 1,200 army personnel would be sent to the area to assist the fire service. Alfredo Canal, a Galician rural agency chief, told yesterday: "We have a situation that is noticeably better than in recent days."
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