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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 ...
VIZEU DISTRICT, Portugal (Reuters) -Firefighters tackling deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal had doused the flames in the Aveiro district, one of the worst-hit, as of Thursday, and ...
NELAS, Portugal (Reuters) -Three Portuguese firefighters died on Tuesday in one of dozens of forest blazes ravaging the country's central and northern regions, bringing the death toll from the ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Pages in category "Wildfires in Portugal" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
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 ...