The President of Civil Protection, General Duarte da Costa, guarantees that 72 air assets designed to integrate fire fighting at the most critical stage are “already contracted”.
The acquisition of helicopters and aircraft is in the final stages of the administrative process, so as of July 1, 72 aircraft will be ready to integrate the largest forest fire fighting device. This is an investment of 52 million euros. The ground device will consist of 13,891 elements, assisted by 2,990 vehicles.
From the beginning of the year until today Tuesday, 3,535 rural fires have been registered in the country, destroying ten thousand hectares of forest and shrubs. GNR has already arrested 45 people for the wildfire.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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