Sant Marti De Tous, Spain: Gentle rain brings a break to firefighters and Spanish soldiers working to satisfy the flame in large forest fires that have burned more than 1,600 hectares (4,000 hectares) in the Northeast Catalonia region.
Regional authorities said that the fire issued by high temperatures and strong winds had been burned on Monday nearly 1,300 hectares of forest – most of them in protected natural areas – and more than 300 hectares of agricultural land from the beginning of the night.
The affected area, between the cities of Santa Coloma de Querald and Sant Marti de Tous, is about 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of Barcelona.
Joan Ignasi Elena, the head of the region’s interior, said that emergency workers hoped to bring fire under control at the end of Monday.
He said that 90% of the fire no longer developed after more than 300 firefighters and members of the Spanish military emergency unit surrounded him.
The plane and helicopter made running to throw water on a burning hill.
Rain began to fall in the area it was also expected to be able to help.
The population in two cities near Inferno was ordered on Sunday to stay in the room but they were allowed to come out at the early hours of Monday.
The authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.
Forest fires are repeated threats in Spain, such as in most southern Europe, every summer.
At least half of a dozen fires fought over the weekend, including one in the Albacete province of East Spain which was only controlled after burning more than 2,500 hectares.
Rain brings important help against wildfire in northeast Spain
