Albergaria-a-Velha Mayor Antonio Loureiro told reporters the fire had burned down four houses ... special red alert status ...

The blazes, which escalated over the weekend, mark one of the worst fire outbreaks in recent years. With the situation ...

This it traces back to the government's failure to implement fully a forest fire protection plan proposed more than 10 years ago. That may have been compounded by Portugal's debt crisis ...

Gareth Roberts captured this image of fire looming over Portugal as he sought shelter Eventually we reached the small village at a crossroads surrounded by fire. Locals and ourselves were crying ...

Two buses and seven vehicles were set on fire, in total, overnight, in various areas of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, a ...

Monday also saw ANTEM – the national association of emergency medical technicians – announce that it is filing a complaint ...

Portugal has increased police presence in Lisbon’s suburbs after buses were set on fire and other incidents were recorded in the region this week. The reinforcement of the police forces will ...

Portugal makes sweet off-road fire trucks, too After seeing the Romanian Ghe-O Rescue, we couldn't think of a more ultimate fire truck, but a reader – and volunteer firefighter – from Portugal ...

Leaf blowers, jet washers and all-terrain vehicles are among the new equipment being introduced to tackle wildfires in rural ...

Opposition leader Venancio Mondlane called for a fresh round of protests starting Wednesday after the election authority said the Frelimo party -- in power since independence from Portugal in 1975 ...

In June 2024 an open letter was written to Commissioner for Health and Food Safety in the European Union Stella Kyriakides ...

Failings in Portugal’s ‘medical emergency cover’ prompt complaint to EU courts; Constitutional “right to health” not being assured ...