Eleven municipalities in the districts of Bragança, Guarda, Castelo Branco and Coimbra are at maximum danger of rural fire, according to the Portuguese Institute for the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA). This situation is due to the high temperatures being felt in these regions.
The affected municipalities in the district of Bragança are Vimioso, Miranda do Douro, Mogadouro and Freixo de Espada à Cinta. In the district of Guarda, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Pinhel, Guarda, Almeida and Sabugal are at maximum danger. In the district of Castelo Branco, the municipality of Penamacor was also included at this risk level. The district of Coimbra completes the list, although the article does not specify which municipalities in this district are affected.
IPMA is the body responsible for monitoring weather conditions and issuing rural fire danger alerts, using a risk scale that ranges from reduced to maximum. The maximum level represents conditions extremely favorable to the occurrence and spread of fires, requiring reinforced prevention and surveillance measures.
