Active fires in Portugal stain the Vigo estuary and partially hide the sunlight.

The ashes and the haze that originates is reaching cities like Pontevedra, Vigo, Santiago ... in addition to the danger and havoc that is producing in many areas of Portugal as Oporto, Gondomar, Tábua in Coimbra, Penalva do Castelo, etc.

In Orense there are also outbreaks such as the one in A Gudilla, which is now inactive. Meanwhile, the outbreaks in Chandrexa de Queixa (Orense) and Cercedo-Cotobade (Pontevedra) are still active.

With numerous sections of roads cut of the A42, A24, A11, A342, A333, A231. A210, etc.

Currently more than 60 active outbreaks with numerous operatives; 36 aerial and more than 5200 operators. Unfortunately, 7 people died, including 3 firefighters, in a plane crash when they were surrounded by flames. In addition to the lives of numerous animals and the destruction of thousands of hectares of land, the Portuguese government has declared all the affected municipalities a catastrophe zone.

Portugal, in a state of alert at least until Thursday for the fires has asked for more aerial assistance from the European Union due to the severity of some of the outbreaks. Helping among them is the Spanish Air Force.