| 2016 Portugal wildfires | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Mainland Portugal and Madeira archipelago |
| Statistics | |
| Total fires | At least 515 as of 9 August[1] |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | A least 4[2] |
| Non-fatal injuries | One seriously burned, scores of others treated for smoke inhalation |
| Structures destroyed | 37 |
The 2016 Portugal wildfires are a series of wildfires that burned across mainland Portugal and the Madeira archipelago in the north Atlantic Ocean during August 2016 that prompted the evacuation of more than one thousand people[3] and destroyed at least 37 homes near Funchal on Madeira island. Flights were also disrupted at Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport due to high levels of smoke.[4]
At least seven major fires were burning out of control in the north of Portugal on August 9, according to officials, the fire of Arouca and S.Pedro do Sul was the biggest.
The authorities say around 3,000 firefighters are trying to extinguish hundreds of forest fires across the country.
An emergency was declared in Portugal's northern Norte Region as firefighters battled numerous wildfires.[5]
- ^ Hardy, Catherine (9 August 2016). "Wildfires lay waste to mainland Portugal and Madeira". euronews. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ "Fires kill 4 people in Portugal, 1,000 evacuated on Madeira". Reuters. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ "Madeira - Mil deslocados e pelo três mortos nos incêndios da Madeira" [Madeira - One thousand displaced and three killed in the fires of Madeira]. Diário de Notícias (in European Portuguese). 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Madeira wildfires: Three dead as flames reach Funchal". BBC News. BBC. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ Hardy, Catherine (8 August 2016). "Northern Portugal declares forest fire emergency". euronews. Retrieved 13 June 2018.