Portugal forest fires burn into the night

Record ID: 903995

  • Title: Portugal forest fires burn into the night
  • Date: 25th July 2017
  • Summary: MACAO, PORTUGAL (JULY 25, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF MACAO TOWN WITH HUGE SMOKE CLOUD BEHIND MACAO, PORTUGAL (JULY 25, 2017) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) VARIOUS OF FIRE BURNING IN FOREST NEAR MACAO TOWN VARIOUS OF MACAO RESIDENTS WATCHING FIRE VARIOUS OF FIRE BURNING IN FOREST
  • Embargoed: 8th August 2017 23:49
  • Keywords: fire Macao night forest fires
  • Location: MACAO, PORTUGAL
  • City: MACAO, PORTUGAL
  • Country: Portugal
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Fires
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016R7WIFB
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Fires burned into the night near the small Portuguese town of Macao in the province of Santarem late on Tuesday (July 25).
    About 1,500 firefighters were deployed to extinguish two forest fires in the provinces of Castelo Branco and Santarem, which have forced authorities to evacuate 10 villages so far, Portuguese media reported on Tuesday (July 25).
    The mayor of Macao described the wildfire outbreak as a "very serious situation".
    So far this year, forest fires have burned 75,264 hectares, an area which surpasses any amount over the same period in the last decade, the National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC) said on Tuesday.
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