The fire has engulfed more than 30 districts, including the Aveiro region.

Among the dead is a fire department employee. The condition of the three wounded is assessed as critical.

The Portuguese Government has asked the European Union for help, and the civil protection mechanism has come into force.

But only at the beginning of this month, Portugal completed the transfer to Ukraine of the last of the 6 Russian-made Ka-32 helicopters specially designed to extinguish fires. Karma, however…

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