00:00Firefighters and members of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) worked throughout the
00:05Friday night into Saturday to contain a devastating forest fire in the province
00:11From Huesca, Spain. According to the Associated Press, the Peñas de Riglos fire has already devastated
00:17It has burned thousands of hectares and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people, while it continues to advance.
00:23Dangerously close to populated areas and two historic monasteries. The town of Santa Cruz
00:29The Acerós, home to the monasteries, was threatened by the advancing flames during
00:34The night, and emergency teams worked tirelessly to fight the fire. At first
00:40This week, a UME team, with the support of heritage experts, evacuated several
00:46Historical artifacts from the former monastery of San Juan de la Peña have been recovered. Local media reported.
00:51that some of the pieces were linked to the first kings of Aragon and the tenth
00:56Count of Aranda, all of them buried on the site, as well as paintings and relics of
01:02of great historical value. The old monastery was built under the cliff of Santa
01:07The Cruz del Acerós dates from the 8th century, while the new monastery was erected in the 10th century.
01:12XVIII, on a plateau higher up the hillside. The intense heat waves that have struck
01:18In recent weeks, forest fires have been reignited in Western Europe.
01:23as far as the Balkans.
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