“I walked all night to assist neighboring villages”: wind makes it difficult to fight flames in Arganil

"I walked all night to assist neighboring villages": wind makes it difficult to fight flames in Arganil

The wind is the main opponent in Fighting Flames who have already reached the municipality of Fundão. O ARGANIL FIRE arrived at Pampilhosa da Serra and was at the door of the village of nanhais-o-junky. About 1,600 operational operations supported by a helicopter are mobilized.

The fire in Arganil arrived at night to Pampilhosa da Serra. About 1,600 operational operations supported by a helicopter are mobilized. The wind is the main opponent in who have already reached the municipality of Fundão.

By late Sunday afternoon, in Arganil, the fire He threatened the villages of Mean and Aradas.

Despite the attitude of surveillance, The hope was that the temperature descent at night crossed the advance of the flames, But the wind contradicted expectations.

O ARGANIL FIRE arrived at Pampilhosa da Serra and was at the door of the village of nanhais-o-junky.

The flames did not reach inhabited houses, but they reached the annex of a vacant house and an agricultural exploitation.

The wind is the main opponent in the fight against the flames, which started in Piódão five days ago and have passed through the municipality of Arganil, Oliveira do Hospital. Pampilhosa da Serra arrived Monday.

Between the fire and the kilometers of forest are more than 1,000 operational and dozens of residents. O combat is made by land and air, numa region where they have already burned at least 500 km2.

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