Fire in Viseu with eight aerial assets while Portugal plays Croatia
Fire with two active fronts requires 170 operatives and eight aircraft. The Portuguese team faces Croatia at EuroBasket 2025 under maximum fire alert in Portugal.
The environmental crisis that hits Portugal with record temperatures and maximum risk of forest fires extends its effects to the European sporting calendar: the Portugal-Croatia game of EuroBasket 2025, to be held tonight in , takes place under fire alerts that are already mobilizing hundreds of operators in the interior of the country. This Saturday, a fire with two active fronts broke out in Viseu, requiring the immediate mobilization of 170 operatives, 40 vehicles and eight aerial means — including helicopters and planes — to contain the flames. Civil Protection authorities warn of the extreme risk of spread, in a heat wave scenario that keeps mainland Portugal at temperatures above 40 degrees.
