00:00More than 1,300 firefighters were deployed to battle three major forest fires in the
00:05areas of Oroca, Ponte de Barça and Penamacor on Tuesday, authorities said.
00:11In Ponte de Barça, nearly 400 firefighters, more than 100 land vehicles and two helicopters
00:17have been mobilized to fight the flames.
00:30In Oroca, more than 600 firefighters have been sent to fight the fires, which prompted
00:35authorities to evacuate a village and close the popular Paiva walkways.
00:42In Penamacor, the fight against the flames is going well, according to the regional command.
00:51The majority of Portugal, except the Faro region, is under a yellow alert until at least Thursday
00:55following weeks of soaring temperatures.
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