(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Portugal will once more be on fire alert from Sunday onwards due
to the 'current meteorological and environmental circumstances,'
the country's Minister of Internal Administration Jose Luis
Carneiro said, Trend reports citing Xinhua .
Carneiro said the alert would last until Aug. 23, and will apply
to the entire Portuguese mainland.
Speaking at a press conference, Carneiro explained that the
alert situation implies 'special limitations regarding the use of
fire, the use of machinery, and agricultural work, as well as
access to forests.'
The use of fire is the cause of 54 percent of fire disasters, he
said.
Most parts of Portugal are in for a new heatwave starting on
Sunday, and the temperature could again top 40 degrees Celsius.
Coupled with winds predicted to reach 60 kilometers per hour, this
will create the meteorological conditions for drought as well as
fire.
Carneiro said the country is doing its utmost to protect its
people in these exceptional circumstances. 'Everyone has been doing
their best, from firefighters to local communities.'
Portugal is experiencing one of its worst climate crises in
recent years, resulting in fires that have burned more than 84,000
hectares of land since the beginning of this year. This is
equivalent to 1 percent of the country's territory, according to
data from the European Forest Fire Information System.
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