Pedrógão Grande fire country
Leiria, Portugal · 39.92°, -8.14° · Wildfires
A 2017 wildfire killed 66 people on a single road, in a landscape of eucalyptus plantations and abandoned farms.
Portugal burns a larger share of its land each year than any other European country. The June 2017 Pedrógão Grande fire trapped people fleeing by car and became the deadliest in the nation's history. Dense, fast-burning eucalyptus and pine plantations, depopulated villages and unmanaged scrub all fed it. Reforms since have tightened plantation rules and fuel management.
In the game
Pedrógão Grande fire country flares up as Land destroyed. The fix is a gesture: slash through the bulldozers to stop the clearing. Done right, it becomes Damage stopped 🌱. Finish all three steps of its chain in one round for a combo, or take your time in Explore mode: a place you fully restore stays green on your map for good.
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