- Title: Portuguese villages threatened by fierce forest fires
- Date: 25th July 2017
- Summary: CARVOEIRO, PORTUGAL (JULY 25, 2017) (REUTERS) FIRE BRIGADE VEHICLE DRIVING THROUGH NARROW VILLAGE STREET, NEARBY BLAZE IN OUTSKIRTS OF VILLAGE VARIOUS OF FIRE BURNING VERY CLOSE TO HOUSE BLAZE IN FOREST FIRE BURNING IN HILLSIDE NEAR HOUSE, SMOKE RISING FIRE BRIGADE VAN RACING THROUGH VILLAGE (AUDIO OF SIREN) VARIOUS OF BLAZE TREES AND FOLIAGE ON FIRE ON HILL NEAR HOUSE FLAMES BEHIND HOUSE WOMEN LOOKING AT FLAMES BELOW FROM BRIDGE VARIOUS OF FIRE RAGING IN FOREST PEOPLE WALKING IN VILLAGE STREET, PERSON DOUSING HOUSE WITH WATER USING HOSE WOMAN YELLING AT PEOPLE FROM TOP PART OF VILLAGE AS SMOKE BILLOWS UP FROM BELOW VARIOUS OF FIRES BURNING NEAR VILLAGE HOUSES FIRE TRUCK DRIVING PAST FIRE FIGHTERS, VEHICLES MOVING THROUGH CLOUD OF SMOKE IN VILLAGE FIRE ENGINE BACKING UP AS SMOKE BILLOWS FROM FIRE NEAR HOUSES SMOKE AROUND HOUSE FIRE TRUCK AMID SMOKE PLANE FLYING OVERHEAD DUMPING WATER MACAO, PORTUGAL (JULY 25, 2017) (REUTERS) BURNED GROUND NEAR VILLAGE TREES BURNING FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR VEHICLES PARKED ON DIRT ROAD AS SMOKE BILLOWS IN BACKGROUND TREES BURNING FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR VEHICLES PARKED ON DIRT ROAD AS SMOKE BILLOWS IN BACKGROUND FIRE TRUCK ARRIVING / FIRE IN FOREST FIRE TRUCK APPROACHING AREA OF BLAZE TALL FLAMES BURNING TREE FIRE TRUCK NEAR BLAZE FIRE RAGING, THICK SMOKE BILLOWING
- Embargoed: 8th August 2017 17:48
- Keywords: forest fire Portugal wildfire Carvoeiro Carvoeiro and Macao fire Portugal Castelo Branco firefighters battle
- Location: CARVOEIRO AND MACAO, PORTUGAL
- City: CARVOEIRO AND MACAO, PORTUGAL
- Country: Portugal
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Fires
- Reuters ID: LVA0016R7VP6V
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: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 in the province of Santarem which borders Castelo Branco 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.
The ANPC added that 64 people have so far been detained since January for causing fires. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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