Portugal activates the European Civil Protection Mechanism and begins receiving Spanish and Italian firefighting assets as crews start aerial and ground operations against the Vouzela blaze.The National Authority for Civil Protection reports about 1,238 firefighters, roughly 411 vehicles and six aircraft engaged, with nine people injured, two seriously, while red alerts and a heatwave push temperatures to 44°C across parts of the mainland.Lisbon has banned forest access and restricted the use of rural machinery to prevent new outbreaks, and the
European Commission under
Ursula von der Leyen says
Morocco is expected to provide additional assistance under bilateral agreements.