In a statement regarding today's 4:20 p.m. report, the National Republican Guard (GNR) said that eight national roads (EN) are closed to traffic in both directions.

Thus, in the district of Leiria and Coimbra, the EN236 is closed between the towns of Castanheira de Pera (Leiria district) and Alfocheira (Lousã municipality, Coimbra district), and the EN113 is closed in the municipality of Leiria, between the Caranguejeira junction and the Gordaria junction.

In the Guarda district, the EN233 is closed between the towns of Pêga (municipality of Guarda) and Vila do Touro (municipality of Sabugal); the EN230, in the municipality of Seia, between the towns of Pedras Lavradas and Vide; and the EN231, between the town of Teixeira de Baixo and the EN230, which connects to Castelo Branco.

In the Castelo Branco district, the EN230 is closed near the towns of Unhais da Serra (municipality of Covilhã) and Pedras Lavradas.

In the Coimbra district, traffic is closed in the municipality of Pampilhosa da Será, on the EN344, near the towns of Portela de Unhais and Casal da Lapa.

The Viana do Castelo district also has a traffic closure on the EN202, in the municipality of Viana do Castelo, between the towns of Torre and Vila Mou.

In the press release, the GNR (National Republican Guard) reminds that the entire mainland is under a state of alert, and burning and slash-and-burn, as well as rural work using machinery, is prohibited.

Mainland Portugal has been affected by multiple rural fires since July, especially in the North and Central regions, amid high temperatures that led to the declaration of a state of alert on August 2nd.

The fires have caused two deaths, including a firefighter, and several injuries, most of them minor, and have completely or partially destroyed first and second homes, as well as farms, livestock, and forest areas.

Portugal has activated the European Civil Protection Mechanism, under which two Fire Boss aircraft are expected to arrive on Monday to reinforce firefighting efforts.

According to provisional official data, as of August 17th, 172,000 hectares have burned in the country, more than the area burned in the entire year of 2024.