Lisbon, July 7 (IANS) The area burned in Portugal has nearly quadrupled compared with the same period last year, as extreme heat and elevated fire danger fueled a surge in rural fires across the country, according to official data. Data from Portugal’s Rural Fire Integrated Management System (SGIFR), obtained by Lusa news agency on Monday (local time), showed that 4,592 wildfires have been recorded nationwide so far this year, burning 30,155 hectares, more than half of the total burned area reco…
Latest European Civil Protection Mechanism News & Updates
Lisbon, July 4 (IANS) Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro has announced that Portugal will activate the European Civil Protection Mechanism and bilateral cooperation agreements with Spain and Morocco in response to an extreme heat wave that is driving severe wildfire risk across the country. “We decided, at this point, to activate the European Civil Protection Mechanism and also the bilateral agreements with Spain and Morocco,” Montenegro said on Friday (local time), stressing that the mov…