The uncontrolled fire strikes the livestock heart of the Guadalajara mountains: “The livelihood of a lifetime is burning”
The forest fire that started in La Mierla, which has already ravaged more than 26,000 hectares in the Sierra Norte of Guadalajara, is not only leaving behind a scorched landscape and a long list of confined or evacuated municipalities. It also threatens to destroy the way of life of dozens of farming families who watch helplessly as the fire devours the pastures, forces the displacement of hundreds of livestock, and puts the work of entire generations at risk.