The Latest Breaking News from Portugal

Portugal's firefighters have mastered most of the deadly forest fires in the north of the country, according to official data Thursday.

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A ‘state of calamity’ has been declared by the Portuguese government

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Recent wildfires in Portugal have led to seven deaths, prompting a state of calamity. European Union members are assisting firefighters in combating the bl...

More than 100 wildfires are stretching thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal

The European Union's head office is warning that devastating floods through much of Central Europe and deadly wildfires in Portugal are joint proof of a “climate breakdown” that will become the norm unless drastic action is taken

A 12-year-old boy at a school in Portugal has stabbed and injured six other children in an extremely rare episode of school violence in the country

More than 50 people injured as 54 fires burn across country amid hot, dry and windy weather

Thousands of firefighters on Tuesday battled wildfires in Portugal that have killed seven people and burnt more land in a matter of days than the rest of the summer combined.

The wildfires scorching the Aveiro region of northern Portugal are some of the worst locals have seen for a generation and they feel powerless against the walls of flames.