The fight against the forest fire that started near the city of Mijas in the Andalucia region of Spain continues.

APA reports that as a result of the forest fire, the number of people who died in Spain and Portugal exceeded a thousand.

In Spain, the fire brigade continues to fight active fires in at least 30 different points.

2 more people died in Zamora province.

Authorities announced that a 59-year-old farmer and a 62-year-old firefighter died in the fire.

So far, 2,000 hectares of land have been reduced to ashes as a result of the fire.