El Saler de Valencia tardará unos 20 años en recuperarse de uno de los peores incendios de su historia
El paraje de la Devesa es un valioso exponente de bosque mediterráneo, de 800 hectáreas, y el fuego ha devorado un 15%, según un experto
El Saler de Valencia, a natural area just eight kilometers from the city center of Valencia, is a valuable example of Mediterranean forest, spanning 800 hectares. The area features coastal dunes and a dense green surface of cork oaks, holm oaks, holm oaks, and palm trees. Located between the Albufera and the beach, it serves as the green lung of Valencia.
Over the past decades, the vegetation in this area has been significantly affected by several forest fires, but the one that broke out midday last Thursday, suspected to be intentional, has razed 36 hectares, making it one of the worst in the history of the area, following the major disaster of 1986, which affected 40 hectares. Eduardo Rojas, a forest engineer and professor at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), predicts that the area will take around 20 years to recover to its previous state.
Opposition groups are questioning the preventive policy of the municipal government of Valencia, comprised of PP and Vox.
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