Politics

Planas estimates the number of agricultural hectares burned in the State at 35,400 and promises aid.

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The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, appearing in the Senate.J.P. Gandul / EFE

Agriculture Minister Luis Planas estimated the number of agricultural hectares burned at 35,400 and promised that the Spanish government will do "everything in its power" to recover the affected land. In the Senate, he called the PP's request for his appearance today "untimely."