Forest Fire (12359 ha) in Portugal 16 Sep 2024

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1022232
Countries: Portugal
Start Date - Last detection*: 16 Sep 2024 - 20 Sep 2024
Duration (days): 4
People affected: 4821 in the burned area
Burned area: 12359 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Latest media headlines

Gli incendi devastano il nord del Portogallo: i vignaioli tentano di s.. 9/23/2024 5:43:00 PM.

(Di lunedì 23 settembre 2024) Il fuoco non risparmia nulla e il comparto vitivinicolo portoghese sta vivendo un incubo. Da domenica scorsa, il Portogallo è in preda a devastanti incendi boschivi, che non stanno risparmiando nemmeno i vigne
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Gli incendi devastano il nord del Portogallo: i vignaioli tentano di s.. 9/23/2024 5:43:00 PM.

(Di lunedì 23 settembre 2024) Il fuoco non risparmia nulla e il comparto vitivinicolo portoghese sta vivendo un incubo. Da domenica scorsa, il Portogallo è in preda a devastanti incendi boschivi, che non stanno risparmiando nemmeno i vigne
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Land burnt in Greece in 2024 was 24% less than the average for the las.. 9/23/2024 12:44:00 PM.

He stated that the amount of forest burnt in 2024 was just 1,430 hectares, down from an average of 11,600 hectares of forest burnt in the last 20 years. Despite facing 4,500 fires in what experts agreed was the toughest fire season of the
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11:56 - Incendi, Ue attiva meccanismo di protezione civile per Portoga.. 9/23/2024 10:18:00 AM.

L’Ue ha attivato il meccanismo di protezione civile per fornire supporto contro l’emergenza incendi in Portogallo, a seguito della richiesta pervenuta da Lisbona. Lo annuncia la presidente della Commissione europea, Ursula von der Leyen, co
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),