The Forest Fire Prevention Service of the Generalitat warns of the increased risk of fires in spring due to the lack of water. A preliminary estimate made by the Catalan Government through satellite images estimates that mortality can reach more than 10,000 hectares.
After three years of accumulated drought, the water shortage in general is quite “homogeneous and disastrous”, with the exception of the Terres del Ebre, where it has rained. “The entire ecosystem, which the trees support, is in danger,” warns the general director of Forests.