Portugal has declared three days of mourning for the 62 victims of one of the country's deadliest forest fires. Four children are among the victims, many of whom were found dead inside their cars ...
The death toll from two weeks of record blazes rose to 16 when a firefighter, who had been burned in a forest fire in central Portugal last week, died of his injuries late Wednesday night.
A catastrophic forest fire in Portugal has claimed at least 62 lives, including four children, officials say. Most died while trying to flee the Pedrógão Grande area, 50 km (30 miles ...
Governments and forest managers must take urgent action to prevent further catastrophic fires. Lisbon, 6 December - WWF and research institute Centro de Ecologia Aplicada (CEABN/ISA) today released a ...
Fire and smoke are seen during a forest fire in Mega Fungueira, in central Portugal, June 18, 2017. (Photo Courtesy, REUTERS) A huge forest fire raging since Saturday in central Portugal has ...
Athens' Parthenon in solidarity with Portugal. A large-scale tragedy felt all over Europe. Over 1,700 firefighters continued to battled a large-scale forest fire Monday in Portugal that has ...
Portugal entered a state of ... it is forbidden to circulate or remain in forest areas previously defined in the Municipal Plans for Forest Fire Defence, as well as in forest paths, rural roads ...
Santos, meanwhile, suffered burns on his arm and shoulder. He is one of many dispirited locals in northern Portugal who on Thursday were taking stock of the damage wreaked by powerful forest fires ...
but a reader – and volunteer firefighter – from Portugal aimed to prove us wrong. Meet the Jacinto Veiculo Florestal de Combate a Incêndio (VFCI), which translates to Forest Fire Fighting ...
Local fire officials say smoke from a wildfire raging along the border of New York and New Jersey reached the skies above the ...
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