The EN124 road, between Cachopo and Barranco do Velho, which had been cut off at 20:48 pm for safety reasons due to the fire, was already reopened to traffic at 22:05 pm.
Despite the efforts, the fire that broke out at 14:10 pm near the village of Catraia, in the mountains of Tavira, remains on four active fronts.
The fire, which is destroying a vast area of forest settlements, with pine, eucalyptus and cork oak trees, is being fought by nearly 200 firefighters, from corporations in the Algarve and Alentejo, aided by 52 operational vehicles.
The fire was declared at 14:10 pm, near Catraia, parish of Cachopo. At 14:38 pm, the intervention of the heavy bomber helicopter was requested, and at 15:17 pm two medium amphibious bomber planes were called, which come from the north of the country. With nightfall, air assets were withdrawn from the theater of operations.
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