The is on alert Portugal. Fires continue to burn in the country since the beginning of July hit by a third heat wave.
On Monday morning (22/8) almost 1,800 firefighters were fighting to extinguish the flames in the Portuguese territory, according to the data of the civil protection service.
The most important fire it rages in the region of Vila Real, in northern Portugal, and spreads inside a mountainous zone with difficult access.
The state of alert, which was declared yesterday, Sunday, by the government, mainly restricts access to forests and prohibits the use of machinery or displays of fireworks to prevent wildfires.
It also aims to strengthen the levels of mobilization of rescue services and their powers.
For today and tomorrow, Tuesday, the Portuguese Meteorological Institute (IPMA), as reported by the Athens News Agency, predicts temperatures around 40 degrees Celsius in the inner regions of the country.
Portugal, which is experiencing exceptional drought conditions this year, has already recorded its hottest July in almost a century.
Since the beginning of the year, almost 940,000 hectares have burned in the country. These are the largest burned areas since the deadly fires of 2017 that claimed 100 lives, according to the latest tally by the Institute for the Conservation of Nature and Forests (ICNF).
The forest fire alone in the Serra da Estrella National Forest, a protected mountain region in central Portugal, has consumed more than 250,000 hectares of vegetation in recent weeks before it was declared under control on Wednesday.
Source: News Beast
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