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The Government decided not to extend the alert situation in the country due to the risk of a high forest fire, which will cease to be in force as of 00:00 on Wednesday, the Minister of Internal Administration announced on Monday.
Due to this scenario of significant improvement in weather conditions as of Wednesday, we believe that it was possible to alleviate the restrictions associated with the danger of rural fires and, therefore, we decided not to extend the alert situation beyond midnight tomorrow. [terça-feira]”, Minister José Luís Carneiro said at a press conference.
The official was speaking at the headquarters of the National Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC), where he justified the decision with a return from Wednesday to a “regular summer scenario, despite the known scenario of severe drought and extreme drought.”
Even so, he stressed that “the situation continues to require special care” for which the ANEPC keeps the country on orange alert in 16 districts on Tuesday and in five districts on Wednesday.
According to the minister, the The orange alert will focus “very particularly on the northern and central districts” of the country.
José Luís Carneiro also added that 300 daily patrols of the National Republican Guard (GNR) will remain in “patrol and inspection functions”, who will be in charge of coordinating with “another 300 patrols that make up various external entities” such as the municipalities, he said. . .
“In other words, the reinforced deterrent patrols will continue,” the minister said.
The ANEPC, he added, will preposition ground and air assets based on the risk in the territory and “will maintain, as usual, its daily evaluation so that, depending on the needs and changes in weather forecasts, it can adapt and adjust”. the answer.” to the needs that can be diagnosed and that result from the conditions of the terrain”.
Source: Observadora
