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Portuguese government promises aid and effort toward wildfire prevention

Source(s): Christian Science Monitor
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By Andrei Khalip

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The government decided on Saturday to hire hundreds of forest sappers to maintain forests and to prevent fires, ordered a major clean-up of safety strips along motorways and railroads and promised to support the collection of forest waste for biorefineries.

The state will also take a sizeable stake in the emergency communications network SIRESP, whose equipment failed on many occasions during the fires. Another likely measure would put the air force in charge of firefighting aircraft which are currently hired and managed by the civil protection service, local media said.

The promised state aid for affected areas includes paying compensation to the families who lost relatives and homes, funding for reconstruction works, and support to save local jobs.

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Hazards Wildfire
Themes Disaster risk management
Country and region Portugal
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