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Main Forest Fires In Portugal Under Control: Reports
The main forest fires raging in Portugal since the weekend, which have killed more than 60 people, were brought under control on Thursday, the civil protection agency said. The giant blaze broke out initially at Pedrogao Grande and spread to adjacent areas including Gois, Pampilhosa da Serra and Arganil.
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Extreme Heat Grips Northern Hemisphere On Summer Solstice
Extreme heat across large tracts of the Northern Hemisphere raised fears for crops in China, fuelled forest fires in Portugal and Russia's Far East, forced flight cancellations in the Southwest US, and melted tarmac on roads in Britain.
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Everything Burned': Portugal Fire Survivors Recount Horror
When the fire roared into the village of Pobrais, in central Portugal, Miguel Manuel's mother called him in a panic.
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Huge Forest Fire Kills 62, Injures 50 In Portugal
Raging forest fires in Portugal have killed at least 62 people, most of whom burnt to death in their cars, the government said Sunday, in one of the worst such disasters in recent history.The fire broke out on Saturday in the municipality of Pedrogao Grande in central Portugal, before spreading fast across several fronts.
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Huge Portugal Forest Fires Atleast Kill 57, Injure Scores
Raging forest fires in central Portugal have killed at least 57 people, most of whom burnt to death in their cars, and injured scores of others, the government said today.
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Massive Portugal Forest Fire Kills At Least 43, Injures 16
A huge forest fire in central Portugal killed at least 43 people and injured 16 others, most of them burning to death in their cars, the government said today.
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Portugal Accounts For Half Of All Forests Destroyed By Fire In European Union
Deadly wildfires raging for two weeks in Portugal have destroyed a wooded area the size of 100,000 soccer fields, and the small Iberian nation alone accounts for half of all forests burned in the European Union this year.
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Hundreds of Firefighters Battle Wildfires in Portugal
Some 500 firefighters as well as eight planes and six helicopters were deployed in Portugal Sunday to battle four forest fires raging in the north of the country, authorities said.
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Main Forest Fires In Portugal Under Control: Reports
The main forest fires raging in Portugal since the weekend, which have killed more than 60 people, were brought under control on Thursday, the civil protection agency said. The giant blaze broke out initially at Pedrogao Grande and spread to adjacent areas including Gois, Pampilhosa da Serra and Arganil.
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Extreme Heat Grips Northern Hemisphere On Summer Solstice
Extreme heat across large tracts of the Northern Hemisphere raised fears for crops in China, fuelled forest fires in Portugal and Russia's Far East, forced flight cancellations in the Southwest US, and melted tarmac on roads in Britain.
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Everything Burned': Portugal Fire Survivors Recount Horror
When the fire roared into the village of Pobrais, in central Portugal, Miguel Manuel's mother called him in a panic.
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Huge Forest Fire Kills 62, Injures 50 In Portugal
Raging forest fires in Portugal have killed at least 62 people, most of whom burnt to death in their cars, the government said Sunday, in one of the worst such disasters in recent history.The fire broke out on Saturday in the municipality of Pedrogao Grande in central Portugal, before spreading fast across several fronts.
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Huge Portugal Forest Fires Atleast Kill 57, Injure Scores
Raging forest fires in central Portugal have killed at least 57 people, most of whom burnt to death in their cars, and injured scores of others, the government said today.
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Massive Portugal Forest Fire Kills At Least 43, Injures 16
A huge forest fire in central Portugal killed at least 43 people and injured 16 others, most of them burning to death in their cars, the government said today.
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Portugal Accounts For Half Of All Forests Destroyed By Fire In European Union
Deadly wildfires raging for two weeks in Portugal have destroyed a wooded area the size of 100,000 soccer fields, and the small Iberian nation alone accounts for half of all forests burned in the European Union this year.
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Hundreds of Firefighters Battle Wildfires in Portugal
Some 500 firefighters as well as eight planes and six helicopters were deployed in Portugal Sunday to battle four forest fires raging in the north of the country, authorities said.
