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Forest Fires in PortugalMonday, 04 August 2003Type of Event:
Forest Fires
Location of Event:
Portugal
Date of Charter Activation:
August 04, 2003
Charter Requestor:
Serviço Nacional de Bombeiros e Protecção Civil
Project Management:
DLR
Description of the eventThe Charter was activated August 4, 2003 by Serviço Nacional de Bombeiros e Protecção Civil (an authorized user) in Portugal at 16:10 UTC. The purpose was for raging forest fires in Portugal centered at 39d 30' N & 8d 00'W. The Portuguese Government has declared the forest fires a public calamity which began on August 1-2, 2003. The approximate burned area is around 45,000 hectares. |
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