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Five large fires in Portugal in the mainland, according to information available on the web -site of civil protection at 6:30 in the morning. Monday. More than 2000 firefighters fight fires on the ground.
The fire that began in Piodao, in Argagan municipality Last week, they spread to neighboring municipalities, it continues to remain in the fact that with most of the media on the spot with about thousands of businessmen.
The flame spread to the municipality of COVILHAN, and the town hall released last night, exceptional alarm for more than twelve parishes.
The situation in Sabugal municipality, in the protection areaI worsened on Sunday when people are trying to help firefighters fight the flame. The mayor complains about the lack of resources. At 6.30 in the morning there were about 300 firefighters in the point.
A fire that erupted on Friday in Freixo de Espada a Cinta, in the heart of the International Park DOUROHe began to retreat to the firefighters after a difficult battle, when the flame threatens the cities of the MOS and Karvisais in the Torre -de Monkorvo. The fire is still mentioned as an incident with civil protection, which mobilized more than 300 firefighters on the spot supported by 112 vehicles.
In the municipality of Taruki In the Viseu Douro division, the fire mobilizes more than 200 businessmen. TO Miranell, Terras de Trás-Sos-Montes, more than 100 firefighters are fighting with a flame.
OR Fire in the mountains of Laws He entered the phase of subsequent actions. In the last few hours, some rejuvenation has occurred at the Góis front, but civil defense says that the fire is allowed. In place, to prevent resuscitation from more than 300 agents and 100 cars.
The fire in Satao and Tramoso, which covered 11 municipalities, according to reports, limited it overnight.
Fireman died in a car accident
The fireman died after a traffic accident in the village of San Francisco -e -Asis, Kovilha, while he was going to fight with a fire in a fundao on Sunday. Four more people were injured.
The main hall of Kovilha mourned the death of a fireman and appointed a three -day municipal mourning. His sadness about the death of the fireman was also expressed by Prime Minister Luim Montenegro, as well as the president of the republic, who expressed his heart condolences to the fireman, who lost his life and the mayor of Covilch, asking him to send him to his family.
Until now, two deaths occurred after the fires after the former mayor and candidate for the Poyl Franc -De -Des -De -Desis were found dead during extinguishing fire in the Gudra area.
The government expands the status of anxiety
The government decided to extend the situation with the alarm in the country from fires for another 48 hours, justifying the decision with adverse weather conditions to combat flame. “There are still difficulties, there are still very unfavorable conditions,” said Minister of the Interior Maria Lucia Amaral.
It is expected that planes from Sweden will arrive on this Monday as part of the European civil protection mechanism, which was activated by Portugal last Friday.
Most of the country remains at the maximum or very high risk of fire on Monday, especially in the northern and central part of the mainland Portugal, which affected multiple agricultural fires since July.
The flame has already consumed more than 172,000 hectares of land, and the burned -out zone this year is 17 times more than last year.