Portugal’s burned land triples compared to last year amid intensifying wildfires

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Portugal’s burned land triples compared to last year amid intensifying wildfires  By 15 July, more than 3,000 fires had burnt a total of 10,768 hectares in Portugal, three times more than in the same period last year. And these figures still don't include this week's fires.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/31/portugals-burned-land-triples-compared-to-last-year-amid-intensifying-wildfires  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00From the beginning of the year until July 15,

00:05more than 3,000 rural fires resulted in over 10,000 hectares of burned area in Portugal.

00:11That's three times higher than the same period in 2024,

00:15when around 3,400 hectares burned,

00:18and is the fifth highest number of hectares burned since 2015.

00:22Despite a sustained downward trend in the number of fires since 2017,

00:27they have been more aggressive, with more than half being considered large fires,

00:32meaning with a burnt area of more than 100 hectares.

00:35This year there have been 22 large fires, resulting in over 6,000 hectares of burnt area.

00:42These figures do not yet include this week's major fires such as the one in Arroca,

00:47where the fire is still active and has already destroyed more than 5,000 hectares.

00:52Another fire has also consumed around 6,000 hectares of the Panera de Jerez National Park,

00:58and the flames have yet to be brought under control.

01:01In just five days, the area burned may already be around 30,000 hectares,

01:06according to the latest data from the Forest Fire Information Management System.

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