Balance of a burning Portugal on the hottest day of the year
This Wednesday was the hottest day of the year, with much of mainland Portugal with temperatures above 40ºC. The fires continue unabated across the country: from north to south, from Peneda-Gerês to the Algarve, almost 5,000 firefighters are trying to lose lives and property.
Palmela was surrounded by fire in the early afternoon. Suddenly, the flames climbed up the slope to the village gates, faced with the impotence of those who only had time to flee. At this hour, this fire is already in the Serra da Arrábida. Five people were injured.
In the Algarve, there are also reports of hours of distress. The fire started this Tuesday night in Faro and, this Wednesday, the flames were unleashed in the middle of the luxury resort of Quinta do Lago. There were gardens and houses burned and several explosions of gas cylinders.
According to the most recent Civil Protection report, the “districts of the North, Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, Setúbal” are the most included in the Civil Zone. Until 19:00 this Wednesday, a ANEPC recorded “171 fires”, a situation that “puts too many means allocated to the initial attack”. of these fires “27 are still active”and on the ground are”more than 2,600 operational, more than 790 vehicles and 30 air assets“.
Firefighters develop,14 the most complicated fire problems, which are the most complicated if “next to housing areas”
- Seia – Guard
- Oliveira Azeméis – Aveiro
- Pia Valley – Pombal
- crab – Leira
- Palmela – Setúbal
- Monte Negro – Faro
IC8 and EN10 are currently the only roads with cut sections. But this Wednesday, many dwellings wereadded André Fernandes, declaring that much damage is still being accounted for. So far, 135 injuries have been reported..