Update
The fire in Vila Real is what, at this moment, mobilizes more means, including 10 air. The fire has three active fronts, the most worrying threatens the village of Vila Cova and the neighboring municipality of Mondim de Basto. The mayor of Vila Real speaks of a “attack on our territory” and appeals to the authorities to “continue to do their work to punish those who are questioning our Common House.”
The flames do not give the operational respite in Vila Real. The warning to the fire was given on Saturday night and at the theater of operations remain hundreds of means. At this time, according to the Civil Protection page, more than 190 operational, 58 terrestrial and ten air media are mobilized.
One of the three active fronts – Vila Cova, Gontães and Sirarelhos – and goes, as reporters of SIC report and confirmed the, to the neighboring municipality of Vila Real.
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The mayor of Vila Real, Alexandre Favaios, speaks of a “attack on our territory” and appeals to the authorities to “continue to do their work to punish those who are questioning our Common House.”
“What we are watching is clearly an attack on our territory, after yesterday at 14:00 a first ignition in St. Cibrão came up, which in the meantime moved to the neighboring county of Sabrosa; we had at 20:00 another between Mondrões and Torgueda and then had at 23:00 here, in Sirarelhos,” said Alexandre Favaios.
The fire that began in Sirarelhos advanced to Gontães and Vila Cova, drawing on three fronts and having entered the municipality of Mondim de Basto.
“These are these [frentes] Clearly those who worry the most. What we ask is that the authorities, of course, continue to do their work to punish those who are somehow questioning what is our common home“Alexandre Favaios said.
It is in Vila Cova that the biggest concerns are centered.
“Depois de ter existido aqui alguma acalmia, o vento tem levado a que o incêndio se tenha propagado com alguma intensidade. Ele já entrou no território do concelho vizinho de Mondim, onde já estão também a ser posicionados alguns meios para facilitarem de forma articulada o combate”, afirmou, admitindo que uma “manhã particularmente exigente, em que o incêndio, devido à velocidade de propagação e ao vento que se fazia sentir, se aproximou das habitações, which led us to prevent some people from the dwellings in a preventive way. ”
These people are with family members in the village and, according to Alexandre Favaios, “as soon as all safety conditions are safeguarded,” they may return to their homes.
“At this time we have no dwellings in danger, there is no damage to homes or victims, we have to regret the burnt forest area and agricultural production,” he added, specifying that this is a zone of chestnut trees and also honey production.
Alexandre Favaios stressed that “although they were not at question villages,” as he made statements to journalists, “the damage is incalculable.”
“It is an attack clearly to our county, to our territory“He repeated.
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Os operational on the ground “have been absolutely extraordinary in combating and safeguarding what is priority”, He pointed out, noting that the projection of more means for this occurrence is expected, namely some that may be removed from the fire of St. Cibrão and Sabrosa, which was given as resolution.
O Another fire that remains active is what started in Torguedawhere there are 85 operational and 25 vehicles. “It is a fire that does not worry so much, in fact, here is also no danger of people and goods in terms of houses, but we must also consolidate the work that has been done by men and women on the ground“He stressed.
The assessment of damage and accounting of the burned area will be done after the fires are resolved.
According to the website of the internet, at 17:45 were mobilized 192 operational, 58 vehicles and 10 air assets that draws on four fronts and began Saturday night in Sirarelhos.
