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The heat is coming this week and with values well above usual temperatures – temperatures that will exceed 40 degrees, wind and very low humidity levels.
All the interior of the continent is on special alert. Civil protection ensures that one year later the country will be better able to fight fires.
Given the forecast of a sharp increase in temperature this week, the Directorate General of Civil Protection, Health and Meteorology press release to warn of the situation
In the coming days , the risk of fire is very high. It is in the interior of the country that the conditions are the most unfavorable.
The government also points out that Portugal has never had such a good fire fighting device: 55 aircraft available on the mainland and one in Madeira. Facing the heatwave on the way, the two planes that were in the Swedish firefighting aid will come back.
Thursday is the hottest day. Civil Protection has strengthened the forest monitoring actions and there are pre-positioned firefighters in a very hot week, where temperatures in the interior can reach 45 degrees.
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