00:00From the beginning of the year until July 15,
00:05more than 3,000 rural fires resulted in over 10,000 hectares of burned area in Portugal.
00:11That's three times higher than the same period in 2024,
00:15when around 3,400 hectares burned,
00:18and is the fifth highest number of hectares burned since 2015.
00:22Despite a sustained downward trend in the number of fires since 2017,
00:27they have been more aggressive, with more than half being considered large fires,
00:32meaning with a burnt area of more than 100 hectares.
00:35This year there have been 22 large fires, resulting in over 6,000 hectares of burnt area.
00:42These figures do not yet include this week's major fires such as the one in Arroca,
00:47where the fire is still active and has already destroyed more than 5,000 hectares.
00:52Another fire has also consumed around 6,000 hectares of the Panera de Jerez National Park,
00:58and the flames have yet to be brought under control.
01:01In just five days, the area burned may already be around 30,000 hectares,
01:06according to the latest data from the Forest Fire Information Management System.
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