National Emergency and Civil Protection Commander, André
Fernandes, said that regarding the Murça fire, the afternoon “may be
complicated” but regarding the Chaves fire, he said that it is 90 percent
stabilised.
As of 3pm today, there are 32 fires involving 1,640
personnel, 508 land assets and 17 aircraft.
The Murça fire is currently using the most assets, 729
personnel, 249 land assets and 11 air assets.
André Fernandes explained that in the district of Vila Real,
preventive evacuations are being carried out.
From Monday to today, 61 people have been removed from
houses and sent to a support area in Murça, but most of them have already
returned home.
So far, 1,009 people have been evacuated from their homes
across the country.
There have been 218 medical incidents so far, including six
injuries considered serious, and three deaths, an elderly couple and a pilot
following the crash of his aircraft.