Wildfires, Portugal
Portugal Tackles Last Of Deadly Northern Forest Fires
Portugal's firefighters have mastered most of the deadly forest fires in the north of the country, according to official data Thursday.
Firefighters quell some of Portugal's worst wildfires, fight still on
Thousands of firefighters tackling deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal had largely doused the flames in the Aveiro district, one of the worst-hit, as of Thursday morning, and were focusing on a dozen blazes still raging elsewhere.
Portugal battles final deadly forest fires in the North
According to official data released Thursday, Portugal’s firefighters have controlled most of the deadly forest fires
Portugal battles with fires: 62,000 hectares burned and seven lives lost
Hot weather has pushed over 50 municipalities across nine mainland districts in Portugal to maximum fire risk, complicating containment efforts and resulting in seven deaths since the weekend.
'It was horrific' says local after Portugal's deadly wildfires
After being ravaged by wildfires, locals reflect on the scorched remains of their community:: Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal:::: Macieira, Portugal:: Maria Rodrigues, Macieira resident:: “It was horrific,
Portugal struggles to contain lethal forest fires
Fire services in the town of Arouca, near Porto, described the situation as “uncontrollable” as they fought three separate blazes. Margarida Belém, president of the local chamber, said that 15 villages in the area were isolated because of the fires.
Portugal’s forest fires lead to severe Motorway closures
Forest fires halted traffic on motorways in the Aveiro region of northern Portugal on Monday, as a series of blazes that began
Portugal tackles last of the deadly northern forest fires
Portugal’s firefighters have mastered most of the deadly forest fires in the north of the country, according to official data on Thursday.And improving weather conditions
Deadly wildfires burn in Portugal
At least seven people have died after wildfires in the Aveiro and Viseu areas of Portugal, although cooler weather has helped tackle the flames. Dozens of homes have been destroyed and tens of thousands of hectares of forest and scrubland have been lost to the flames.
Three firefighters die as Portugal battles dozens of wildfires
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 latest wildfires to seven people since Saturday,
Thousands of firefighters battling ongoing blazes in Portugal
Emergency services have reported 90 active incidents in mainland Portugal, with 17 fires currently raging and 60 approaching their end stages.
Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control
More than 100 wildfires are stretching thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal. The country’s worst spate ...
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Ukraine offers Portugal assistance in extinguishing forest fires – meeting of Interior Minister with Ambassador
Interior Minister of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko, on behalf of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, met with Portuguese Ambassador to ...
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"It's like the end of the world" Already 7 dead in forest fires in Portugal
Portugal was largely spared major forest fires this year. The three largest fires alone, raging in the Aveiro region in the north of Portugal, had destroyed around 10,000 hectares of land by ...
Wildfires in Portugal blamed for at least six deaths as Europe sends aircraft to help
Five thousand firefighters are struggling to contain multiple wildfires raging across northern Portugal that are blamed for ...
Portuguese police arrest 14 suspected arsonists over wildfires
Portuguese police have arrested 14 suspected arsonists this week, who may have set some of the dozens of deadly wildfires ...