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At least three villages near Pedrogao Grande were evacuated.Īnother 62 people were injured, with five in a critical state including a child and four firefighters. Other bodies were found in houses in isolated areas. Secretary of State for the Interior Jorge Gomes said 18 of those burned to death had been trapped in their cars engulfed by flames on the road between Figueiro dos Vinhos and Castanheira de Pera.
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The wooded hills in the area north of Lisbon, which 24 hours before had glowed bright green with eucalyptus and pine trees, were gutted by the flames.Ī thick layer of white smoke blanketed either side of a motorway for about 20 kilometres (12 miles) on Sunday, as blackened trees leaned listlessly over charred soil.Ī burnt-out car sat outside partly destroyed and abandoned houses, while a few metres away police in face masks surrounded the corpse of a man hidden under a white sheet. I thought the end of the world had come,” said Maria de Fatima Nunes, a survivor. The flames passed within two or three kilometres of my house,” said local resident Isabel Ferreira, 62. “Everything burnt very quickly given the strong winds.
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“We found the tree hit by the lightning,” he said. Police chief Almeida Rodrigues blamed dry thunderstorms for the blaze which broke out on Saturday in Pedrogao Grande, ruling out arson. “We feel a sense of injustice because the tragedy has hit those Portuguese of whom one speaks little - those living in an isolated rural zone.” “Our pain is immense,” said Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. “The United Nations stands ready to assist in any way possible.” “I am shocked and horrified by the many lives claimed by today’s devastating fires,” said UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who comes from Portugal. The European Union has also offered help and Greece said it could send firefighters if needed.
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The international community has stepped in to help, with Spain, France and Italy sending water-bombing planes. Portugal’s national Route 236 was transformed into a road of hell as the ferocious blaze ripped through the wooded countryside.Īlthough the searing temperatures had dropped slightly on Monday, the fire was still raging, spreading to neighbouring regions of Castelo Branco and Coimbra.įirefighters were also continuing a grim search for bodies, with Costa warning on Sunday that the death toll could still rise. “The fire has reached a level of human tragedy that we have never seen before,” said a visibly moved Prime Minister Antonio Costa, who announced three days of mourning from Sunday. “Portugal weeps for Pedrogao Grande,” said the I newspaper while mainstream Publico’s headline simply read “Why?” The country was in mourning after the deadliest such disaster in its recent history, with many victims burnt as they were trapped in their cars around the epicentre in Pedrogao Grande. PEDRSGCO GRANDE, Portugal: More than 1,000 firefighters on Monday continued to battle a giant forest fire that swept through central Portugal at the weekend, killing at least 62 people.