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by Marianne Barriaux with Emmanuelle Michel in Lisbon Agence France Presse A fire chief reopened the debate over Portugal’s deadly forest blaze Wednesday, arguing it had a criminal origin, as hundreds of firefighters struggled to contain it. Politicians added their voice to those of local people who have questioned the handling of the disaster by the emergency services, as the funerals of the 64 killed took place. The president of the League of Firefighters, Jaime Marta […]
by Marianne Barriaux and Thomas Cabral Agence France Presse PEDROGAO Grande , Portugal (AFP) — More than 1,000 firefighters were on Monday battling to get control of a massive forest fire that swept through central Portugal at the weekend, as the nation mourned the 64 killed in the flames. Many victims were burnt as they were trapped in their cars around the epicentre of the blaze in Pedrogao Grande, in what is the deadliest such […]
LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg (Reuters) – EU environment ministers gathered in Luxembourg on Monday (June 19) held a minute of silence for the victims of the forest fire in Portugal that killed at least 62 over the weekend in Pedro Grande, a mountainous area about 200 km (125 miles) northeast of Lisbon. More than 1.000 firefighters on Monday were still battling Portugal’s deadliest forest blaze, while public prosecutors opened an investigation into the causes of the fire.
PEDROGAO GRANDE, Portugal (Reuters) – The full extent of the damage caused by a forest fire that ravaged parts of Portugal was clearly visible on Monday (June 19) as the Spanish airforce released video filmed from a firefighting plane that has been used to dump thousands of litres of water over the area. The video filmed on Sunday (June 18) showed a vast blackened area of fire-damaged terrain. In some areas smoke cover has not […]
LISBON, Portugal (Reuters) – Holiday makers arriving on Sunday (June 18) night at Lisbon’s airport said they were concerned about the situation in Portugal following a forest fire that has killed at least 62 people in the central part of the country. The death toll released by Jorge Gomes, the secretary of state for internal affairs, has gradually climbed from the 19 initially announced late on Saturday. Gomes said most of the victims were caught […]
LISBON, Portugal (Reuters) – Portugal’s president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Sunday (June 18) addressed the nation following a huge forest fire that had raged for two days killing at least 62 people. De Sousa said the country’s pain had “no measure” and called deadly blaze as a tragedy “without precedent in the history of Portugal’s democracy.” Local residents said they had been left to their own devices and had seen no firefighters for hours […]
by Thomas Cabral Agence France Presse PENELA, Portugal — 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 Sunday. Nearly 600 firefighters and 160 vehicles were dispatched late Saturday to tackle the blaze, which broke out in the afternoon in the municipality of Pedrogao Grande, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Coimbra, before spreading fast […]
LISBON, Portugal (AFP) – A few weeks ago, Salvador Sobral, a 27-year-old crooner tipped as a favorite for Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest, was an unknown artist waiting for a heart transplant. But with his intimate rendering of the melancholic “Amar Pelos Dois” (For the Both of Us) written by his older sister Luisa — a success in her own right — Sobral is hoping to chart an unconventional route to Eurovision gold. At first glance, […]
Philippine tourist destinations were recently featured at Portugal’s biggest annual tourism fair. Portugal’s national and regional tourism boards, airline companies, hotels and resorts, tour operators, travel agencies, embassies and other members of the tourism industry joined the Bolsa De Turismo De Lisboa or BTL 2017 at the Feira Industrial De Lisboa located in Parque Das Naçoes. More than 75,000 visitors and 400 foreign tour operators from around 36 countries gathered for the event. This is […]
MARSEILLE, France (AFP) – by Andrea PALASCIANO Fires that raged through countryside near Marseille left a trail of destruction but were no longer threatening the southern French city on Thursday, firefighters said. Around 500 people have been forced to flee their homes since Wednesday as flames fanned by strong winds consumed more than 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) of mainly scrubland and forest and gutted several homes. French President Francois Hollande said authorities believe some of the […]
The Portuguese embassy warns Filipinos about online job offers to their country, saying that many Filipinos have been victimized by those who pretend to be legitimate companies and asking job seekers for exorbitant fees.
