After several days of high temperatures and over 700 firefighters still fighting several large fires, the Government announced this Sunday that it will not prolong the 'contingency' situation Portugal, due to the fires.
The country is now downgraded to a state of 'alert', in view of the improvement in weather conditions.
"The alert level will be in effect between 00:00 today and 23:59 on Tuesday, the day on which we will reassess", said the Minister of Internal Administration, José Luis Carneiro, after a meeting with several ministers at the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC).
Mainland Portugal entered the 'contingency' situation, according to the level of response provided for in the Civil Protection Basic Law, last Monday. On Thursday the Government decided to extend this situation until today.
In the last week, the country faced high temperatures, with the hottest day on Wednesday, when almost all districts were under red warning, the most serious issued by the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA).
