Civil Protection website

“More than 2,000 emergency personnel and around 20 aircraft are still, on Tuesday, tackling rural fires in Portugal”

“At around 16 pm, more than 400 emergency personnel were on the ground, backed by over 140 vehicles and four aircraft.”

“More than 2,000 hectares have already burned in Torre de Moncorvo since Saturday.”

“At 16 pm, more than 300 firefighters, around a hundred vehicles and two aircraft were deployed in the operational zone.”

“The fire, which started late on Monday afternoon, has already consumed more than 900 hectares.”