750 Firefighters Are Battling Four Fires in Northern Portugal
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The fire of Torre de Moncorvo, district of Bragança, is what mobilizes the most means. Fires in Boticas, Ponte de Lima and Marco de Canaveses also remained active during the morning
Fire in Torre de Moncorvo, in Bragança, is mobilizing more means, there are 205 operations supported by 66 cars. Still, accident with a firefighters' car in Amarante causes a fatal victim.
Fighting the flames is the 174 operatives and 55 cars, and j have been asked for means to the defendants.
Portuguese authorities are battling a series of forest and agricultural fires in the north of the country. The blaze has approached several towns in the Vila Real district, where residents have been ordered to prepare for evacuation. At least seven people were injured in the municipality of Valongo, on the western outskirts of Porto.
A wildfire in a wooded area started late in the afternoon of Monday, August 17th, in the parish of Rebordões (São Bento), in the municipality of Santo Tirso. The alert was formally registered at 5:40 PM and immediately mobilized a large firefighting force. By early evening on Monday, there were 124 firefighters on the scene.
According to the IPMA the districts of Viana do Castelo, Braga, Porto, Vila Real, Bragan a, Aveiro, Viseu, Guarda e Coimbra is today and have the fair under orange notice due to forecast the warm weather.
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