FIRES IN PORTUGAL: MORE THAN 68,000 HECTARES HAVE BURNED
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FIRES IN PORTUGAL: MORE THAN 68,000 HECTARES HAVE BURNED (9 pictures)
View All Images- 2005: VIANA DO CASTELO - Portugal is one of several Mediterranean countries facing severe heat wave conditions. While Portugal faces its worst drought in 60 years, more than 3,000 firefighters struggle to contain almost 200 fires ravaging the countryside. Water shortages and temperatures higher than 100 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) have hampered fire control efforts. Several firefighters have died and one resident has been badly injured in recent fires, and more than 168,000 acres (68,000 hectares) have burned this year. According to news reports, officials have evacuated homes in remote villages, and asked rural homeowners to clear 150-foot (50-meter) areas of vegetation around their homes. Interior minister Antonio Costa has warned that hot, dry weather conditions may continue to complicate fire control efforts. PHOTO: ROBERTO SANTORINI/CITYFILES
- Viana Do Castelo. Fire fighter with a hose having a water pressure problem and local inhabitant fighting a fire in Portugal. Portugal is one of several Mediterranean countries facing severe heat wave conditions.While Portugal faces its worst drought in 60 years, more than 3,000 firefighters struggle to contain almost 200 fires ravaging the countryside. Water shortages and temperatures higher than 100 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) have hampered fire control efforts. Several firefighters have died and one resident has been badly injured in recent fires, and more than 168,000 acres (68,000 hectares) have burned this year. According to news reports, officials have evacuated homes in remote villages, and asked rural homeowners to clear 150-foot (50-meter) areas of vegetation around their homes. Interior minister Antonio Costa has warned that hot, dry weather conditions may continue to complicate fire control efforts. Captioned 23rd August 2005. Roberto Santorini/Landmark Media
- Viana Do Castelo. Portugal. Portugal is one of several Mediterranean countries facing severe heat wave conditions.While Portugal faces its worst drought in 60 years, more than 3,000 firefighters struggle to contain almost 200 fires ravaging the countryside. Water shortages and temperatures higher than 100 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) have hampered fire control efforts. Several firefighters have died and one resident has been badly injured in recent fires, and more than 168,000 acres (68,000 hectares) have burned this year. According to news reports, officials have evacuated homes in remote villages, and asked rural homeowners to clear 150-foot (50-meter) areas of vegetation around their homes. Interior minister Antonio Costa has warned that hot, dry weather conditions may continue to complicate fire control efforts. Captioned 23rd August 2005. Roberto Santorini/Landmark Media
- Viana Do Castelo. Portugal. Helicopter carrying a barrel of water to drop onto a fire. Portugal is one of several Mediterranean countries facing severe heat wave conditions.While Portugal faces its worst drought in 60 years, more than 3,000 firefighters struggle to contain almost 200 fires ravaging the countryside. Water shortages and temperatures higher than 100 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) have hampered fire control efforts. Several firefighters have died and one resident has been badly injured in recent fires, and more than 168,000 acres (68,000 hectares) have burned this year. According to news reports, officials have evacuated homes in remote villages, and asked rural homeowners to clear 150-foot (50-meter) areas of vegetation around their homes. Interior minister Antonio Costa has warned that hot, dry weather conditions may continue to complicate fire control efforts. Captioned 23rd August 2005. Roberto Santorini/Landmark Media
- Viana Do Castelo. Portugal. Portugal is one of several Mediterranean countries facing severe heat wave conditions.While Portugal faces its worst drought in 60 years, more than 3,000 firefighters struggle to contain almost 200 fires ravaging the countryside. Water shortages and temperatures higher than 100 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) have hampered fire control efforts. Several firefighters have died and one resident has been badly injured in recent fires, and more than 168,000 acres (68,000 hectares) have burned this year. According to news reports, officials have evacuated homes in remote villages, and asked rural homeowners to clear 150-foot (50-meter) areas of vegetation around their homes. Interior minister Antonio Costa has warned that hot, dry weather conditions may continue to complicate fire control efforts. Captioned 23rd August 2005. Roberto Santorini/Landmark Media
- Viana Do Castelo. A fire that has been put out. Portugal. Portugal is one of several Mediterranean countries facing severe heat wave conditions.While Portugal faces its worst drought in 60 years, more than 3,000 firefighters struggle to contain almost 200 fires ravaging the countryside. Water shortages and temperatures higher than 100 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) have hampered fire control efforts. Several firefighters have died and one resident has been badly injured in recent fires, and more than 168,000 acres (68,000 hectares) have burned this year. According to news reports, officials have evacuated homes in remote villages, and asked rural homeowners to clear 150-foot (50-meter) areas of vegetation around their homes. Interior minister Antonio Costa has warned that hot, dry weather conditions may continue to complicate fire control efforts. Captioned 23rd August 2005. Roberto Santorini/Landmark Media
- Viana Do Castelo. Portugal. Portugal is one of several Mediterranean countries facing severe heat wave conditions.While Portugal faces its worst drought in 60 years, more than 3,000 firefighters struggle to contain almost 200 fires ravaging the countryside. Water shortages and temperatures higher than 100 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) have hampered fire control efforts. Several firefighters have died and one resident has been badly injured in recent fires, and more than 168,000 acres (68,000 hectares) have burned this year. According to news reports, officials have evacuated homes in remote villages, and asked rural homeowners to clear 150-foot (50-meter) areas of vegetation around their homes. Interior minister Antonio Costa has warned that hot, dry weather conditions may continue to complicate fire control efforts. Captioned 23rd August 2005. Roberto Santorini/Landmark Media
- Viana Do Castelo. Portugal. Portugal is one of several Mediterranean countries facing severe heat wave conditions.While Portugal faces its worst drought in 60 years, more than 3,000 firefighters struggle to contain almost 200 fires ravaging the countryside. Water shortages and temperatures higher than 100 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) have hampered fire control efforts. Several firefighters have died and one resident has been badly injured in recent fires, and more than 168,000 acres (68,000 hectares) have burned this year. According to news reports, officials have evacuated homes in remote villages, and asked rural homeowners to clear 150-foot (50-meter) areas of vegetation around their homes. Interior minister Antonio Costa has warned that hot, dry weather conditions may continue to complicate fire control efforts. Captioned 23rd August 2005. Roberto Santorini/Landmark Media
- Viana Do Castelo. Portugal. Portugal is one of several Mediterranean countries facing severe heat wave conditions.While Portugal faces its worst drought in 60 years, more than 3,000 firefighters struggle to contain almost 200 fires ravaging the countryside. Water shortages and temperatures higher than 100 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) have hampered fire control efforts. Several firefighters have died and one resident has been badly injured in recent fires, and more than 168,000 acres (68,000 hectares) have burned this year. According to news reports, officials have evacuated homes in remote villages, and asked rural homeowners to clear 150-foot (50-meter) areas of vegetation around their homes. Interior minister Antonio Costa has warned that hot, dry weather conditions may continue to complicate fire control efforts. Captioned 23rd August 2005. Roberto Santorini/Landmark Media `