Forest Fire (19670 ha) in Portugal 02 Jul 2026

Event summary

Forest fire can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1029260
Glide number: WF-2026-000101-PRT
Countries: Portugal
Start Date - Last detection*: 02 Jul 2026 - 08 Jul 2026
Duration (days): 6
People affected: 9361 in the burned area
Burned area: 19670 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Forest fire in Portugal - EC/ECHO daily mapMon, 06 Jul 2026 17:56

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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (28), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1), (1),