Forest Fire (8618 ha) in Portugal 17 Sep 2024

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 1022225
Countries: Portugal
Start Date - Last detection*: 17 Sep 2024 - 17 Sep 2024
Duration (days): 0
People affected: 2913 in the burned area
Burned area: 8618 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Portugal Declares State of Calamity After Wildfires Kill 7 9/20/2024 7:54:00 PM.

Raging wildfires across Portugal — likely caused at least in part by arsonists and exacerbated by the country’s unique climate — have killed seven, injured dozens and prompted a state of calamity for areas hit hardest, mostly in the north.
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Brazil sees its worst forest fires in 14 years, exposing Lula and stat.. 9/20/2024 7:05:00 PM.

The and Portugal have synchronized TV news programs in two countries united by a shared language and history. One of the nations is gigantic, spanning an area 90 times larger than that of its colonizing power. The media’s comparison of the
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Portugal brings deadly forest fires under control 9/20/2024 3:42:00 PM.

Posted 2024-09-20, Potter Leader-Enterprise Portugal has brought under control the remaining forest fires it battled this week in the north of the country, rescuers said on Friday. The wildfires, which sprang up over the weekend fed by crus
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Portugal brings deadly forest fires under control 9/20/2024 3:29:00 PM.

Portugal has brought under control the remaining forest fires it battled this week in the north of the country, rescuers said on Friday. The wildfires, which sprang up over the weekend fed by crushing heat and strong winds, killed five peop
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