00:00Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has visited the disaster zone in Almeyra, province,
00:04demanding a radical strengthening of nationwide prevention measures
00:07as the country reels from one of its deadliest wildfires in recent history.
00:12His intervention comes as the catastrophic Los Gallardos fire is finally stabilized
00:17after a grueling four-day containment operation,
00:20leaving a provisional toll of 13 deaths and 23 still missing.
00:23Los alcaldes se hablaba de la prevención.
00:26Efectivamente, no solamente tenemos que reaccionar cuando se producen estos incendios,
00:31sino que tenemos que prevenir.
00:33Por ejemplo, tenemos que prevenir asegurando y perimetrando las zonas de los municipios.
00:39Esos cursos, esa formación, particularmente a los jóvenes, pero no solamente a los jóvenes,
00:44en centros legislativos, de cómo reaccionar ante incendios,
00:48ante emergencias de protección civil, como por desgracia cada vez son más comunes.
00:52The forensic operation remains highly complex.
00:56The fast-moving inferno with a peak speed of 100 metres per minute
01:00primarily devastated an international retirement community,
01:04forcing Spanish investigators to collaborate with British, Belgian and French authorities
01:08to verify bodies through relative genetic profiles.
01:12The fatal Andalusian wildfire mirrors the broader atmospheric emergency gripping the continent
01:18with fires near Paris and the closure of landmark monuments in the capital
01:22as well as widespread red weather alerts.
01:25In Spain, regional officials suspect this tragedy began with a power line
01:29snapped under extreme temperatures.
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