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Portugal:Wild Fire:2017/06/17

Duration	2017/06/17	Deadly forest fires starting on 17 June 2017 in the village of Escalos Fundeiros has swept through central Portugal killing at least 62.
Country or District	Portugal
Name	Wild Fire

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Report/Articles DG ECHO 2017/06/21 Local media reported, as of 21 June at 7.00 UTC, that 64 people have died and 150 people were injured in Leiria district over 18-19 June. Hundreds of people were evacuated in several villages of Gois municipality on 20 June. IFRC 2017/06/19 The forest fire has killed at least 62, injuring 62 and displacing some 200 people to date.

Geographycal Data Information ECHO 2017/06/19 Portugal - Forest fires – ECHO Daily Map | 19/06/2017 IFRC 2017/06/19 Portugal: Forest Fires (19 June 2017)

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