ITV News Correspondent Rachel Younger travelled to Portugal for ITV's On Assignment, as we enter the start of Europe's wildfire season.
It is just after nine in the morning and the dusty track hair-pinning its way up into the mountains of the Serra De Cabrera is deserted.
It devastated an area four times the size of Lisbon, destroyed hundreds of homes and redefined the country's approach to firefighting and suppression. They have been part of this country's heritage since Roman times and there were tens of thousands of them until the late 1990s.Credit: ITV / On Assignment
It's exactly why they're here. They have been reintroduced into this landscape by a project funded by REN - Portugal's biggest electrical infrastructure company. Over the course of our week crisscrossing the country, we are shown schemes where villages have begun planting new orange trees, less flammable than the pine and eucalyptus, which up until now had largely replaced them.
All of this is coordinated from the National Command Centre, just outside Lisbon, where we are shown the award winning technology that gives fire chiefs a birds-eye view of what's happening on the ground, along with minute by minute predictions of where fire may break out or is likely to behave.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
ITV News is on WhatsApp: Here's how to get our general election and news updatesYou can get the biggest news stories delivered straight to your phone via your WhatsApp messaging service.
Weiterlesen »
ITV Britain's Got Talent rocked by fix claims as ITV viewers share theoriesBritain's Got Talent fans have taken to social media to share their theories that magic act Trixy's performance during last night's semi-final was a 'fix' after spotting a blunder with Dec.
Weiterlesen »
Inside Love Island 'online hoax' which forced ITV bosses to step inLove Island bosses were forced to 'step in' in 2022 after an online hoax claimed Paige Thorne had left the villa, just hours after her partner Jacques O'Neill quit the show
Weiterlesen »
ITV Euro 2024 pundit 'quits' and leaves studio during Portugal vs Turkey clashMark Pougatch had some big news for viewers at home who tuned in to watch the ITV's coverage of Portugal and Turkey at Euro 2024 on Saturday evening
Weiterlesen »
How to follow the General Election with ITV NewsOur expert correspondents will be across all platforms providing updates and analysis on the race to Number 10 as they happen.
Weiterlesen »
Inside Ryan Thomas’s 40th birthday party thrown by fiance Lucy Mecklenburgh in Portugal with celeb f...Inside Ryan Thomas’s 40th birthday party in Portugal with celeb friends
Weiterlesen »