Portugal wildfires shown on map as 1,000 firefighters battle blaze in tourist hotspot
Around 1,000 firefighters are battling wildfires in the Algarve in Portugal as the country experiences rising temperatures. On Tuesday three major fires raged in southwestern Portugal, with the biggest fire located near the town of Odemira.
On Monday around 1,400 people were evacuated from villages and a campsite at the town as a precaution, but were gradually allowed to return home the next day. The wild fires come as Portugal, along with neighbouring Spain, sees temperatures soar in recent days.The city of Santarem, about 50 miles northeast of the capital, Lisbon, set the year’s highest temperature at 46.4C on Monday.
Officials said three fires that started over the weekend have been brought under control or had been extinguished by Tuesday. The biggest blaze, in the northeast, burned about 1,500 acres and required the evacuation of 150 people.
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