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Update: Coimbra-Mealhada remains open.
Also, if anyone else is wondering about the ongoing fire situation in central Portugal, fogos.pt has a live interactive map that you may find useful.
Today in Coimbra, I saw plumes of smoke rising from the hills to the north. Sure enough, the local TV was reporting forest fires near Mealhada, causing the A1 highway to be shut off. I'm also reading, however, that the A1-bound traffic was diverted to the A14 and the IC2, which are much closer...
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