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The 2024 Portugal wildfires were a series of more than 1,000 wildfires, [2] at least 128 labeled as devastating, that spread through central and northern Portugal between 15 and 20 September 2024, [1] although the fires were controlled by 20 September, authorities and firefighters remained on the ground in order to be vigilant for several more days, burning more than 135,000 hectares of land ...
Though the Odemira wildfire was tamed on Wednesday morning, 100 municipalities remain at maximum risk Portugal fires - live: Fears of new wildfires as blistering 37C heat sparks warnings over ...
Portugal is fighting over 50 active wildfires on its mainland and has mobilised around 5,300 firefighters, as well as calling for European Union help. Authorities have closed several motorways ...
A wildfire raging on Portugal's island of Madeira continued into its second week on Wednesday, having burned through at least 4,400 hectares (10,872 acres) of vegetation, prompting mainland ...
In mid-August 2024, there were wildfires on the Portuguese island of Madeira, 700 kilometres (430 mi) west of Morocco.As of August 20, the flames had burned more than 5,700 hectares (14,000 acres) of forest, according to the European Forest Fire Information System.
21 August – A wildfire in Madeira burns at least 4,937 hectares of land, prompting authorities to issue an emergency appeal for aid from the European Union. [12]30 August – Four people are killed and one other is reported missing after a National Republican Guard helicopter crashes into the Douro river in Lamego.
One case study called "Forest Fires in Portugal in 2017", showed that arson accounted for nearly 36% of the wildfires that killed 45 people in October 2017, about the same as negligent fire use ...
On 25 July, a forest fire covering an area of 800 ha (2,000 acres) led to the evacuation of 700 people in the villages of Rehfeld and Kölsa in the state of Brandenburg. Seven firefighters suffered injuries.