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- ECHO Daily flash of 09/08/2018

Several forest fires have been burning across the country, with the most significant being in Llutxent, Valencia.
According to Spanish Civil Protection, the Llutxent fire has burned more than 3 300 ha cumulatively and multiple aerial means and ground forces with vehicles have been engaged. An estimated 2 620 people have already been evacuated pre-emptively by the authorities in Valencia region and at least 15 houses have been damaged in Llutxent.
The Spanish National Authority of Civil Protection activated the Copernicus Emergency Mapping Service on 7 August at 10.32 UTC to monitor the evolution of the forest fire.
JRC-EFFIS forecast, as of 9 August: the fire danger forecast remains from moderate to very high for the area on 9 and 10 of August. Over the next 24 hours, cloudy conditions with scattered rain and thunderstorms, along with temperatures exceeding 36ºC degrees and winds up to 29 km/h may affect the areas of the forest fires.