Over the weekend, wildfires in central Portugal killed at least 63 people and injured 135 others, many of them killed while trapped in their cars. More than 1,600 firefighters are still battling the fires, which are believed to have been triggered by lightning strikes during a recent heat wave. Portugal called for three days of mourning to be observed for the victims of one of the most deadly forest fires in its recent history.
Photos of the Deadly Wildfires in Portugal
- Alan Taylor
- June 19, 2017
- 26 Photos
- In Focus
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A wildfire is reflected in a stream at Penela, Coimbra, central Portugal, on June 18, 2017. #
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Smoke from a forest fire above the village of Dornes, Portugal, on June 18, 2017. #
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Firefighters work to put out a forest fire near Bouca, in central Portugal, on June 18, 2017. #
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A picture taken on June 18, 2017 shows a forest in flames during a wildfire near the village of Mega Fundeira. #
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Local residents react as they are evacuated, during a forest fire, from the village of Derreada Cimeira, Portugal, on June 18, 2017. #
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Flames and smoke from a wildfire near the village of Mega Fundeira, Portugal, on June 18, 2017. #
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Burned cars block the road between Castanheira de Pera and Figueiro dos Vinhos, central Portugal, on June 18 2017. #
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A dead deer lays on the roadside in an area affected by a wildfire at Vila Pedro, Figueiro dos Vinhos on June 19, 2017. #
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A burned van and burned trees are seen in a local road following a forest fire outside Pedrogao Grande, Portugal, on June 19, 2017. #
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A policeman stands by a dead body of a victim of a wildfire in Pedrogao, on June 18, 2017. #
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Burned vehicles stand near the road after a wildfire took dozens of lives on June 18, 2017 near Castanheira de Pera, in Leiria district, Portugal. #
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Villagers sit outdoors as a forest fire burns near the village of Fato, central Portugal, on June 18, 2017. #
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People are evacuated from their houses by Red Cross and police members due the proximity of a dangerous wildfire at Torgal, Castanheira de Pera on June 18, 2017. #
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A firefighter watches a forest fire near the village of Fato, Portugal, on June 18, 2017. #
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Fire and smoke are seen during a forest fire in Albares, in central Portugal, on June 18, 2017. #
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A burned van and trees, following a forest fire outside Pedrogao Grande, Portugal, on June 19, 2017. #
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Trees burn after a wildfire took dozens of lives on June 19, 2017 near Castanheira de Pera, in Leiria district, Portugal. #
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A policeman walks on a road past burned cars after a wildfire in Figueiro dos Vinhos on June 18, 2017. #
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A Portuguese soldier checks the area and empty properties for possible human remains after a wildfire took dozens of lives on June 19, 2017 near Castanheira de Pera, in Leiria district, Portugal. #
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Isabel Godinho, 63 years old, cries inside her burned garage affected by a wildfire at Vilas de Pedro, Figueiro dos Vinhos on June 19, 2017. #
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Firefighters work to put out a forest fire near Bouca, in central Portugal, on June 18, 2017. #
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Firefighters rest during a wildfire at Penela, Coimbra, Portugal, on June 18, 2017. #
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A picture taken on June 18, 2017 shows a car burned in front of a house after a wildfire in Figueiro dos Vinhos. #
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A burned sign stands at the entrance of the village of Nodeirinho, near Pedrogao Grande, central Portugal, on June 19, 2017. #
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A picture taken on June 18, 2017 shows burned cars in an area devastated by a wildfire near Castanheira de Pera, Portugal. #
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Smoke billows in a devastated area after a wildfire in Figueiro dos Vinhos on June 18, 2017. #
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