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Aerial wildfire surveillance scene over a Portuguese interior landscape

Portugal Heat Wave Lifts Seven Districts to IPMA Aviso Amarelo for the 21-22 June Window — 23 Inland Concelhos Hit Perigo Máximo de Incêndio as Nuno Melo and Luís Neves Stand Up a Monte Real Operations Centre

IPMA places seven districts under aviso amarelo from 09:00 Saturday 21 June to 18:00 Sunday 22 June as inland maximums push 40°C; 23 concelhos shift to perigo máximo de incêndio and the Defence and Interior ministries stand up a Monte Real operations centre.
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IPMA Steps Up Heat Warning to Red for Sunday Across Seven Mainland Districts — Lisboa, Setúbal, Santarém, Évora, Beja, Castelo Branco and Portalegre Face 40°C+ as Saturday Already Tracks Toward Alvega's 42.7°C Peak

IPMA Steps Up Heat Warning to Red for Sunday Across Seven Mainland Districts — Lisboa, Setúbal, Santarém, Évora, Beja, Castelo Branco and Portalegre Face 40°C+ as Saturday Already Tracks Toward Alvega's 42.7°C Peak

IPMA upgrades seven mainland districts from orange to red for Sunday 14 June — Lisboa, Setúbal, Santarém, Évora, Beja, Castelo Branco and Portalegre face 40°C+ as Saturday already prints 42.7°C in Alvega and 42.6°C in Amareleja, with 80-plus municipalities at maximum rural-fire risk.
The Portugal Brief
DECIR Charlie Mobilises 13,335 Operationals, 2,969 Vehicles and 78 Aerial Means for 15–30 June Window — IPMA Yellow Heat Alert Holds Across All 18 Mainland Districts and Air Force Black Hawks Debut on Rural-Fire Mission

DECIR Charlie Mobilises 13,335 Operationals, 2,969 Vehicles and 78 Aerial Means for 15–30 June Window — IPMA Yellow Heat Alert Holds Across All 18 Mainland Districts and Air Force Black Hawks Debut on Rural-Fire Mission

DECIR Charlie steps to 13,335 operationals, 2,265 teams, 2,969 vehicles and 78 aerial means for 15-30 June, with two Air Force Black Hawks joining the rural-fire mission for the first time as IPMA holds yellow heat warning across all 18 mainland districts and Friday peaks toward 40°C.
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