Forest Fire (7113 ha) in Portugal 16 Aug 2025

Event summary

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

GDACS ID WF 1024617
Countries: Portugal
Start Date - Last detection*: 16 Aug 2025 - 18 Aug 2025
Duration (days): 2
People affected: 345 in the burned area
Burned area: 7113 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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UPDATE Greece Sent Planes to Portugal to Fight Forest Fires Ministry 8/21/2025 11:16:00 PM.

(Adds details in para 5-6) MOSCOW, August 22 (RIA Novosti) - Greece has sent two firefighting aircraft to Portugal to help fight forest fires, the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection said. "Greece, in a spirit of solidarity and
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Record EU wildfires burnt more than 1 million hectares in 2025 8/21/2025 7:37:00 PM.

Wildfires have so far ravaged more than one million hectares (2.5 million acres) in the European Union in 2025, a record since statistics began in 2006, according to an AFP analysis of official data. Surpassing the annual record of 988,524
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Record EU wildfires burnt more than 1 million hectares in 2025 8/21/2025 7:36:00 PM.

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