Thousands evacuated as wildfires sweep towards the Algarve

Tuesday, 8 August 2023
Hundreds of firefighters in Portugal are battling a wildfire, which is sweeping southward towards the Algarve.

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News video: Portugal Wildfires: Country battles destructive wildfires amid searing heat; 19 villages evacuated

Portugal Wildfires: Country battles destructive wildfires amid searing heat; 19 villages evacuated 03:01

Hundreds of firefighters are scrambling to put out a blaze raging in southern Portugal that has scorched thousands of hectares of land and forced the precautionary evacuation of about 1,400 people. The wildfire, which is being tackled by more than 800 firefighters, started on Saturday in the...

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