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Portugal - Forest Fire Update

- ECHO Daily flash of 20/10/2017

  • The forest fires situation has improved across mainland Portugal. According to Portuguese Civil Protection, as of 20 October, all remaining forest fires are under control. According to media, the death toll has reached at least 43.
  • The Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMSR250) delivered ten satellite maps to support the operation (http://emergency.copernicus.eu/mapping/list-of-components/EMSR250/ALL/ALL).
  • According to European Forest Fires Service (EFFIS), the fire danger risk on 21 October is expected to be from "moderate" to "high" for southern Portugal, and "low" for northern Portugal.

Emergency Response Coordination Centre, echo-ercc@ec.europa.eu, +32 229 21112