Around 2,800 firefighters are battling multiple wildfires in central and northern Portugal amid a heatwave, prompting the European country to implement a 'state of contingency'
Around 2,800 firefighters have been battling multiple wildfires in central and northern Portugal amid a heatwave, prompting the government to implement a "state of contingency".
"The fire got 50 metres from the last house in the village," pensioner Donzilia Marques, from the hamlet of Travessa de Almogadel in central Portugal, told the AFP news agency. More than 700 soldiers were dispatched to the area on Sunday after the fires destroyed an estimated 1,500 hectares of vegetation, the Civil Protection agency said.
Scientists say extreme weather events such as heatwaves and droughts are linked to climate crisis. They are expected to become even more frequent, more prolonged and more intense in the future.Prime Minister Antonio Costa cancelled a planned trip to Mozambique to keep track of the fires.
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