Pedro Sarmento Costa / Lusa
Another person died because of the fires. Fires in Castro d’Aire and Sabugal went into resolution. The fire of Arganil, which started 10 days ago, is still being fought by almost 1500 firefighters. 40% of the county area has already burned.
Nearly 1,470 operational continued on Saturday morning involved in fighting the fire in Arganilin the district of Coimbra, with the help of more than 500 terrestrial media, according to Civil Protection.
The fire, which began on the 13th, was the one that mobilized the most operational and means at night, and was still the most significant occurrence recorded by the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (Anepc).
At 08:20, Anepc registered on its online page Three Active Firesthat of Arganil and two who began this dawn in Moimenta and Ervedosa, both in the municipality of Vinhais (Bragança). In total, there were 27 fires that mobilized 2,275 operational, 755 terrestrial media and six air media. THE most fires were in the resolution phase or of conclusion.
Arganil was, on Saturday morning, the only great active fire. This fire has already run three districts (moved to Guard and Castelo Branco) and the authorities admit that It will be difficult to stop this weekend.
Nearly 40% of the county area has already burnedthe equivalent of almost 12 thousand hectaressaid the mayor of Arganil, Luís Paulo Costa, to.
The coordinator of the Pombal Municipal Civil Protection Service considers that the risk of large fires decreases with local civil protection units and highlights the importance of teams throughout the year.
Meteorology for this Saturday
The Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) maintained the risk of fire “Maximum”, “very high” or “high” in many northern and center municipalities, as well as the Algarve.
The IPMA predicts for this Saturday clean sky or little cloudy, with more clumsy and formation of fog or fog on the west coast, as well as a small temperature climb inside.
Castelo Branco should record the highest temperature, with 37 degrees Celsius, followed by Évora, with 36º, and Beja, with 35º.
11 thousand firefighters, more than 234 thousand hectares burned, 4 dead
Portugal has about 11 thousand operational Fighting rural fires that affect the entire country, especially the North and Center, since the late July. On volunteer regime are almost 4000, according to data revealed by.
Continental Portugal has been affected by multiple large rural fires since July, especially in the North and Center.
The fireworks have already provoked four deadincluding a firefighter. The man seriously injured in a fire in Sabugal on Tuesday, “died this dawn, a victim of the serious picture he had,” source told Hospital. The AFOCELCA (Forest Protection Company owned by Altri and Navigator Cellulose sector groups) had 75% of burned body and other previous comorbidities.
The fires also did Several injuredsome gravity, and destroyed full or partially first and second housing houses, as well as agricultural and livestock explorations and forest area.
Portugal activated the European Civil Protection mechanism, under which it received five air assets to help combat fires.
According to provisional official data, until August 21 they burned 234 thousand hectares In the country, more than 53,000 of which only in the fire that began in Arganil.
the researcher Paulo Fernandes binded this week, noting that there are fires “that are born to be great”, considering that Arganil’s “is one of these cases”.
