New foci of fire broke out in the county of Guarda. However, on Monday afternoon in the area of ??Roshosa, and then spread to the neighboring areas of Almeida and Pinzhel, new fires also began.

As reported by Publico, local authorities evacuated residents, reports of victims have not yet been received. At the same time weather forecasters note that in recent days, the air temperature in the region reached 40 degrees Celsius, the spread of fire contributed to a strong wind.

According to the Civil Protection Agency, nearly 1,700 firefighters are involved in extinguishing eight large fires, they are assisted by 20 aircraft dropping water. Another seven fires were managed to control last night, and nineteen - practically managed to extinguish.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in Portugal as a result of forest fires killed 24 people. According to local authorities, there may be more deaths, but so far it is impossible to confirm.