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Fires: Nineteen municipalities in five districts at maximum danger
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Fires: Nineteen municipalities in five districts at maximum danger

SAPO Notícias7 September 2026 at 07:06

Nineteen municipalities in five districts of mainland Portugal are today at maximum danger of rural fire. The districts covered are Bragança, Guarda, Santarém, Portalegre and Faro.

The Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), the source cited in the article, is the entity responsible for this fire risk assessment.

The maximum danger coincides with a day when temperatures will remain high across all affected territory.

This high-risk situation arises during a critical period for rural fires in Portugal, when weather conditions favor the spread of blazes.

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