| 2024 Portugal wildfires | |
|---|---|
.jpg) NASA satellite image, taken on 17 September, showing the clouds of smoke from the fires in Portugal. | |
| Date(s) | 15–20 September[1] |
| Location | Central and Northern Portugal |
| Statistics | |
| Total fires | 1,040+[2] |
| Total area | 135,752 hectares (524.1 square miles)[3] |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 9[4][5] |
| Non-fatal injuries | 175[6] |
| Structures destroyed | 60[7] |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Exceptionally dry conditions, excessive heat, strong wind gusts, possible arson[8] |
The 2024 Portugal wildfires were a series of more than 1,000 wildfires,[2] at least 128 labeled as devastating, that spread through central and northern Portugal between 15 and 20 September 2024,[1] although the fires were controlled by 20 September, authorities and firefighters remained on the ground in order to be vigilant for several more days, burning more than 135,000 hectares of land, resulting in the deaths of at least nine people[5] - amongst them were four firefighters -, the evacuation of several villages, and a response of over 5,000 firefighters with assistance from the European Union.
- ^ a b Carvalho, Joana Mourão (26 September 2024). "Incêndios em Portugal: 500 milhões de euros em fundos europeus para cobrir prejuízos". Euronews (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ a b Jerónimo, Mariana (19 September 2024). "Ministra da Administração Interna fala pela primeira vez ao país". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Lusa, Agência (21 September 2024). "Cerca de 135 mil hectares arderam nos incêndios entre domingo e sexta-feira". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Número de mortos nos incêndios sobe para oito". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Subiu para nove número de mortos nos incêndios". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Fogos em Portugal mataram nove pessoas. Época mais crítica termina hoje". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 30 September 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Governo promete 'apoios públicos abundantes' para pagar 85% da recuperação de casas ardidas". Expresso (in Portuguese). 17 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Magalhães Claudino, Henrique (17 September 2024). "Incêndios. Mais de 100 ignições aconteceram durante a noite. 'Há um padrão que aponta para mão criminosa'". CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 September 2024.