More than 2,000 emergency personnel and around 20 aircraft are still, on Tuesday, tackling rural fires that have broken out in recent days on Portuguese territory, according to information published on the Civil Protection website.

By mid-afternoon, three incidents considered significant were still ongoing, the most worrying being the fire in Torre de Moncorvo, in the most northeast district of Bragança, which started on Saturday. At around 16 pm, more than 400 emergency personnel were on the ground, backed by over 140 vehicles and four aircraft.

According to Portuguese media RTP, the blaze still had one active front at the start of the…

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