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The road from Figueiró dos Vinhos to Castanheira de Pêra became a trap. Families trying to flee in their cars were overtaken by the pyro-cumulonimbus cloud. The asphalt melted. The air became a furnace. Joaquim listened to his battery-powered radio as the names of the dead were read out in a numbing litany: four… twelve… thirty… Later, they would find sixty-four people dead on that single stretch of road.

The fire reached São Pedro de Moel at midnight. It didn’t roar; it screamed . Joaquim and his daughter, Catarina, had already fled to the beach. From the sand, they watched their home—the entire village—vanish in a cascade of orange sparks. The heat was so intense, ten meters from the water, the vinyl siding on the beachfront cafés bubbled and dripped like tears. incêndios em portugal

That was the turning point. The Incêndios Florestais of 2017 were not just a fire; they were a national trauma. Over 100 people died, and thousands were left homeless. The world saw the statistics. But Portugal felt the grief. The road from Figueiró dos Vinhos to Castanheira