The forest fire in Serra da Estrela Nature Park in central Portugal has been brought "under control", the civil protection announced.
About 17.000 hectares of vegetation were destroyed in the fire that has been raging for a week, he reports N1.
Members of the civil defense are still on the ground.
Since 2020, Serra da Estrela Nature Park has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Since the beginning of the year, almost 80.000 hectares of forest have burned in Portugal.
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