Fire in Arouca is the one that mobilizes the most, but Ponte da Barca generated a lot of concern at night having, after spreading the neighboring municipality of Terras de Bouro, put houses at risk.
About 2,400 firefighters, supported by 800 terrestrial media, are on Thursday to combat fires that continue to draw up in the country, according to the information provided at the Portal of the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (Anepc).
Of the six fires considered significant at 6:30 am this Thursday, Four remains active, namely the fires of Ponte da Barca, Penafiel, Cinfães and Aroucathe latter to generate more concern and with more ways involved. The other two, in Walls and Ponte de Lima, are in the resolution phase, being close to 300 operational on the ground in surveillance operation to ensure that they do not rekindle.
Already in Arouca, m670 operational ones are on the groundbut despite the large device, the that the situation was “stabilized in the municipality”. Still, “rekindings that have been promptly fought by terrestrial media with the support of trace machines and aerial means, and there is no situation that raises greater concern. “
The municipality appeals “to which people keep a vigilant attitude that does not adopt any risk behavior. “
In addition to these, there is to register the fire in Terras de Bouro. During the night of Wednesday, There was even houses at risk in this municipalitybecause of the fire that spread from Ponte da Barca. The flames were a few meters from the parish of Brufe, With firefighters making a waterline to protect people and goods, according to the Mayor of Terras de Bouro, Manuel Tivo.
Nearly 70 houses were at risk counting on those of residents, but also those of rural and emigrant tourism. The mayor of Terras de Bouro expects the reinforcement of means in the region in the morning to be sufficient to control the front that spread to the county.
The fire had origin in Fire of Ponte da Barca, in the district of Viana do Castelo, one of the great concerns of Civil Protection at night. According to the Anepc portal, more than 400 operational ones are on the ground in the fire that has been active since Saturday night.
In the latter, about 150 inhabitants of four villages of Ponte da Barca had to be removed of their housing, for security reasons, in view of the proximity of the flames.
Speaking to Lusa at night, the mayor of Ponte da Barca said that “the inhabitants of the places of the Church in Britelo, Sobred, Germil and Lourido, in Serra Amarela, in Peneda-Gerês National Park (PNPG) are being concentrated at the points of the safe village, defined to each of the locations, to be transferred to the center schools.
“The fire front is very large. It is heading with a lot of violence to some points. The goal is the populations to be surrounded and, also because of the intense smoke that is felt, “said Augusto Marinho.
“The heart of Peneda-Gerês National Park is burning “
The PNPG covers the districts of Braga (municipality of Terras de Bouro), Viana do Castelo (municipality of Melgaço, Arcos de Valdevez and Ponte da Barca) and Vila Real (Montalegre municipality), in a total area of about 70,290 hectares.
The fire that launched on Saturday in Ponte da Barca, PNPG, spread on Wednesday morning to the neighboring county of Terras de Bouroin the district of Braga, having taken to the situation of houses at risk already mentioned.
Augusto Marinho said that at 10:29 pm, “There were no houses consumed by the flamesnor registration of injured “in Ponte da Barca.
“There is not yet, but we have been very lucky,” he said.
Early in the evening, the deputy mayor of Ponte da Barca, José Alfredo, said that the fire that has been driving since Saturday night is “a stab in the heart” of PNPG, the country’s only national park.
“The heart of the PNPG is burning, literally. Today the park is stabbed in the heart. The impacts of this fire will have effects on the very long future, “he said.
“I spoke to the Minister of Internal Affairs. I asked him to trigger the European Civil Protection mechanism or bilateral agreements with Spain or other countries that find faster that help combat this scourge, either in Bridge of Barca or in the country,” he told Lusa.
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The request of the social democratic mayor then comes several appeals that has been to the government, unsuccessfully, to strengthen the air combat to combat the fire that began on Saturday PNPG.
“It is impossible to combat this fire with only one air medium. This sentence says it all. I’m outraged, angry“Said Augusto Marinho.
