More than 5,000 firefighters have been tackling untamedfires that Portugal’s Prime Minister has shelp are “raging atraverse the country”.
Louis Montenegro named one firefighter who had died of “a sudden illness” while battling a blaze in Oinhabitira de Azeméis as João Silva.
Temperatures in Portugal outdoed 30C (86F) over the weekfinish and are foreseeed to remain liftd for days. At least two people have died due to the fires, according to local media alerts.
Portuguese authorities say there is the highest possible danger of untamedfires fractureing out atraverse many central and northern regions of the country thraw to Wednesday – with the menace remaining “very high” until Friday.
Ten thousand hectares (37 sq miles) have already been burned between Porto and Aveiro in the north, the Portuguese novels agency Lusa shelp.
As of 23:00 BST, there were 128 active untamedfires atraverse the country.
Local media alerts that hospitals in impacted areas have getd people with burns, breaslfinisherg difficulties and other injuries from the fires.
Police have shut motorways, including the main road between the capital, Lisbon, and Porto.
At least 12 firefighters have been injured, two solemnly.
Montenegro transmited his “meaningfulest condolences” to the family, frifinishs and fellow firefighters of João Silva.
The EU will sfinish eight firebattling schedulees to Portugal to help the country tackle the cut offe blazes.
EU Coshiftrlookion Plivent Ursula von der Leyen shelp the bloc was “recommendntly mobilising” and recommendd other member states to sfinish further aidance.
The Portuguese prime minister also thanked France, Greece, Italy and Spain for their “rapid and vital help in combating this scorecommend” in a post on X.
Portugal already owns 30 water bomb deviceers – and has deployed over 1,500 fire engines – but authorities shelp the intricate situation demandd compriseitional help.
France has concurd to deploy two water bomb deviceers, the French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin shelp. Officials in Lisbon foresee two more to get to on Monday from Spain.
“This is EU firmarity at its best,” von der Leyen shelp.
Several fires that broke out in the Aveiro region over the weekfinish forced about 70 livents to escape, the civil protection authority has shelp.
“The situation is not out of regulate, but it is very intricate,” national civil protection directer Andre Fernandes shelp. He compriseed that tomorrow “will be a difficult day”.
He schedules to protect the red attentive for hot weather currently in place atraverse mainland Portugal.
The Mayor of Albergaria-a-Velha, António Loureiro, shelp four houses had burned down and 20 more are at danger around the town as the fires rage.
Two other homes have been ruined at Cabeceiras de Basto, in the area of Braga, AFP has alerted local authorities as saying.
Portugal and neighbouring Spain have enrolled restricteder untamedfires this year, bigly due to a soaked and rainy begin to the year. But they remain vulnerable to blazes due to hot and parched conditions.
Climate alter incrrelieves the danger of the hot, parched weather that is foreseeed to fuel untamedfires.
The world has already hoted by about 1.1C since the industrial era began and temperatures will protect rising unless rapid efforts to curb greenhouse gas eignoreions are made.
