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In Portugal Another Season of Forest Fires For the third summer in a row, ... Just yesterday, a 40-year-old man was run over by a fire truck and an 88-year-old woman was found dead.
Portugal has been under fire, literally, this wildfire season with half the acreage burned within the 28 nation European Union. In the entire EU during the 2016 wildfire season 536,200 acres have ...
A firefighter captured a “fire whirl” on Oct. 7 in Arganil, Portugal. More than 100 people have died in wildfires across Portugal this year. (Video: Vitor Hugo/Facebook) ...
As Europe approaches the end of a wildfire season that has been milder than those of recent years — yet still devastating in certain areas — firefighters in Portugal are battling blazes that ...
Portugal has suffered the second worst wildfire season in the last 15 years, according to figures released by firefighting officials Wednesday. LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Portugal has suffered the ...
Bordeaux blazes rage, firefighting pilot killed in Portugal. Fire season has hit parts of Europe earlier than usual this year after an unusually dry, hot spring that left the soil parched, and ...
In Portugal, opposition parties rebuked the government for what they called a lack of preparedness. The Civil Protection Agency's full firefighting contingent operates only during the traditional ...
The summer season is upon Europe, ... Portugal, and Spain to support ... including Forest Fire Reinforcement Brigades and large-capacity water bombers operated by the 43rd Air and Space Force Group.
The huge forest fire that erupted Saturday in central Portugal killed at least 61 people and injured 62 more, many trapped in their cars by the flames. The fire broke out Saturday just before 3:00 ...