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The fire and the ashes in Pedrógão Grande, Leiria.
Pedrógão “always with the heart in his hands.” General situation calmed this Sunday: 11 days later, the only large fire in Portugal went into resolution, but there is a great fire in Vila Verde.
Trauma is eight years old and returned in force this Saturday. Pedrógão Grande lived a big fright, with two violent fronts of fire that forced evacuation of residents of five locations – Moroccan, tap, romão, agria and cork oak. Two dwellings from two families were destroyed, as are several cars.
The fire came into the aftermath and surveillance, but More than 600 operational and 250 land vehicles remain on the ground. This Sunday, the weather became more damp and the milder temperature, which helped recover from the distress of the day before. However, IC8 and EN 2 were reopened to traffic.
“We were here in 2017 and no big deal was done during these years,” says one resident to SIC Notícias: “Still a lot of things,” he denounces, based on what he sees firsthand, on the ground. There is no coordination, despite the help of the “fantastic firefighters who, unfortunately, cannot reach everywhere”.
“Here we always walk our hearts in our hands,” says another location to TVI.
Arganil finally in resolution
The fire that launched in Piódãoin the municipality of Arganil, in the District of Coimbra, finally entered resolution, after 11 days, refers to the page of the National Emergency Authority and Civil Protection.
The fire in Mato Zone began on August 13, at 05:08, in Piódão, having spread to several neighboring municipalities, reaching the districts of Guarda and Castelo Branco and consumed More than 57 thousand hectares.
At 12:52, in the aftermath operations continued on the ground 1,292 operational, supported by 432 vehicles and six air assets, informs Anepc.
At that time, Portugal registered 25 forest and bush fires, which involved a total of 2,339 operational, 744 vehicles and 14 air assets.
The risk of fire remains maximum or very high in several municipalities, especially in the north and center, although the meteorology predicts a small descent of the maximum temperature.
