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Rui Rocha met with firefighters and mayors in Boticas, where 3,000 hectares have burned, and warns: nocturnal and multiple fires are the greatest threat to firefighting efforts.
The Secretary of State for Civil Protection appealed today for the avoidance of fire-risk behaviours and warned of the increased difficulty in firefighting when multiple ignitions occur almost simultaneously, as happened in Boticas.
Between the night of August 15th and August 20th, three fires broke out in the municipality of Boticas.
The Boticas City Council, in Vila Real, has announced two projects for the renovation and enhancement of the municipal square and the Toural garden. The investment will be financed by Norte 2030 funds.
The mayor also mentioned that the flames reached pasture areas and apiaries, and that crawler tractors knocked down walls.
About 70% of the area of the Ardãos and Bobadela parish was affected by the flames.
The wildfire in the Boticas region has been successfully contained as of 10:00 AM.
However, more than a thousand personnel remain on the ground. Also in this news bulletin, the Iranian government downplays Donald Trump's announcement regarding the start of an “unprecedented economic war” against Tehran.
The wildfire in Boticas has been brought under control, with more than 300 emergency responders currently working at the scene.
The incident involves an attack using ballistic missiles. Explosions were reported in different parts of the city of Kyiv. Additionally, the fire that started on Tuesday in Boticas remains active.
An assessment made during the night indicated that there were no villages at risk.
Strong winds are the main difficulty in fighting this fire, which had reached the resolution phase during the day.
The fire broke out on Tuesday in Nogueira, with flames burning intensely in a scrubland area. No villages are in danger.
The wildfire in the Boticas region has regained an active front, requiring continued firefighting efforts.
The Mayor of Boticas, Guilherme Pires, has already stated that this parish has been heavily affected by fires.
Flames reached a vacant house, pine trees, and brush, but agricultural land and homes in this village in the parish of Ardãos and Bobadela, in the Vila Real district, were saved.
The fire had already spread to the neighbouring municipality of Montalegre, having burned pine forest and brush.
A fire broke out this Sunday in a scrubland area in Ardãos, in Boticas, Vila Real.
Despite the nearly 300 personnel on the ground, 80 vehicles, and four aerial assets, the fire is now under control. Also, another night of exchange of attacks between Russia and Ukraine.
The fire chief of Póvoa de Varzim pointed to a “favourable progression” in this fire that burned through scrubland and mixed forest areas.
It indicates that aerial resources are now being reinforced. Additionally, the president of the Portuguese Athletics Federation says that Portugal had a “very good” performance at the Birmingham European Championships.
Over 600 firefighters are currently working to extinguish wildfires in the municipalities of Boticas and Moncorvo.
The alert for the fire, which is consuming an area of brushwood, was given at 04:04 in the parish of Ardãos and Bobadela
The fire in Boticas (Vila Real) broke out on Sunday morning. There are more than 200 firefighters on the ground.
The fires in Vinhais, Chaves, Torre de Moncorvo and Póvoa de Lanhoso are controlled or in the mop-up phase, but in Boticas the fight against the flames continues.
Multiple forest fires are currently burning across Portuguese territory.
The alert was given early this morning, at 04:04.
The alert was given early this morning, at 04:04.
Two active fires in the Boticas region are causing concern for local authorities.
One of the fires started last night in Nogueira and another began at dawn in Ardãos. Additionally, the Ministry of Internal Administration regrets the death of a motorcyclist following an accident with a fire department vehicle yesterday.
