The Portuguese government announced on the 2nd that the entire country will enter an alert state starting from the 3rd to respond to the extreme heat expected to last until the 6th. Meanwhile, emergency restrictions on the use of mechanical equipment in agricultural activities have officially taken effect to reduce the risk of wildfires.
Portugal's Interior Minister Neves announced the news after a firefighting meeting.
He stated that nationwide weather conditions will “deteriorate significantly” in the coming days. In response to major emergencies, the government will implement a series of special measures.
He called on all citizens to actively cooperate and work together to prepare for prevention.
The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere said that from the 2nd, 12 out of Portugal Mainland's 18 regions will enter a red alert for high temperatures, with the other 6 regions under an orange alert.
In addition, Portugal’s civil protection authority has raised the wildfire alert level to level three, which is a relatively high alert level.