Leiria area wildfires “not the work of chance” (or climate change/ the boiling planet)
Public asked to be vigilant Calling on the public to be “attentive and collaborative with authorities”, Leiria’s councillor for civil protection has said that the fires that have battered the
Portugal plunges into ‘hellfire’
Monday morning saw fires raging in the south, centre and north of Portugal Almost exactly at the point where the Pope bid farewell to Portugal, the country appeared to be
Odemira fire update: two critical points left
Tuesday’s firefighting “will require a lot of attention and effort” Firefighters’ work carried out last night, combatting the rural fire that has kept populations in Odemira, Aljezur and Monchique on
1,400 evacuated as Odemira blaze bears down on Aljezur
Monchique also potentially under threat; second blaze in Bordeira with wind pushing flames south Around 1,400 people were evacuated today from various parts of São Teotónio parish and the Algarve
‘For now’ no state of alert declared due to wildfires – government
But in south, Odemira fire is spreading east fanned by strong winds Portugal’s minister of internal administration has said this morning that “for now” the government will not declare an
High winds, intense heat, complicated fires: Monday morning update
“We will continue with this raging heat for another 2 – 3 days” With no immediate respite in the ‘higher than average temperatures’, even for this time of year –
Populations evacuated from four new areas due to São Teotónio fire
Combat “is not easy”; evacuations for ‘precautionary purposes’ Four further locations have seen populations evacuated this afternoon as flames continue to rage in the parish of São Teotónio. Unconfirmed reports
Firefighters dominate one of three fronts raging in São Teotónio
Winds picking up mid-morning; Algarve ‘no longer under threat’ Firefighters have reportedly ‘dominated’ one of the three fronts of the wildfire that sprang up in scrubland and pine forests in
High temperatures bring wildfires in various locations
Hundreds of firefighters spread over three significant blazes This weekend’s blazing temperatures have prompted major fires in a number of areas – Castelo Branco being the most significant. Over a
Harvard University students try to help prevent wildfires in Coimbra region
Students have been working since last month, as part of “Canary in the Mine” project Harvard University researchers have returned to the Coimbra region as part of the Canary in