Over 800 firefighters are battling a wildfire devastating southern Portugal as the country grapples with a heat wave with temperatures as high as 116 degrees. The blaze spread towards the Algarve, one of Portugal’s most popular tourist destinations.
The sun is shrouded in smoke from a wildfire in Aljezur.Pedro Nunes/Reuters
The wildfire started on Saturday in Odemira. It has spread into the Algarve, one of Portugal’s most popular tourist destinations.Smoke billows in the sky in a forest fire which closed off the A1 highway in Cardosos, Leiria.Further north, another blaze forced several roads to be blocked off, including the A1 highway, and numerous small villages have been evacuated.Smoke billows in the sky from a forest fire which closed off the A1 highway in Cardosos, Leiria.
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