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Portugal battles raging wildfires

July 27, 2017, 12:19 PM

<p>Firefighters work to put out a forest fire next to the village of Macao, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 26, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>A firefighter is riding a motorbike away from a forest fire next to the village of Macao, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 26, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>Firefighters work to put out a forest fire next to the village of Macao, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 26, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>A burned lamp post is seen next to the village of Gaviao, Portugal, July 26, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>A villager leaves a forest fire in the village of Brejo Grande, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 25, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>Firefighters work to put out a forest fire next to the village of Macao, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 26, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>A dog walks near a tree burning in the village of Carvoeiro, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 25, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>A firefighting plane dumps water on a forest fire next to the village of Macao, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 26, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>Firefighters work to put out a forest fire next to the village of Macao, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 26, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>Firefighters work to put out a forest fire next to the village of Macao, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 26, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>An active front of a forest fire is seen next to the village of Castelo, Portugal, July 26, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>A villager works to put out a forest fire in the village of Brejo Grande, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 25, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>Firefighters work to put out a forest fire in the village of Carvoeiro, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 25, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>Flames of an approaching forest fire are seen near the village of Carvoeiro, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 25, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>A firefighting plane dumps water on a forest fire next to the village of Macao, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 26, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>A villager works to put out a forest fire in the village of Brejo Grande, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 25, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>A car burns during a forest fire in the village of Carvoeiro, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 25, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>A firefighter works to put out a forest fire in the village of Carvoeiro, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 25, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>Firefighters work to put out a forest fire next to the village of Macao, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 26, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>A firefighter works to put out a forest fire in the village of Carvoeiro, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 25, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>A firefighter works to put out a forest fire in the village of Carvoeiro, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 25, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>Flames of an approaching forest fire are seen in the village of Carvoeiro, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 25, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>A firefighter works to put out a forest fire in the village of Carvoeiro, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 25, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>Firefighters work to put out a forest fire in the village of Carvoeiro, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 25, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

<p>A firefighter looks for a forest fire next to the village of Macao, near Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 26, 2017. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters) </p>

More than ten villages in central Portugal have been evacuated as forest fires rage in the provinces of Castelo Branco and Santarem. Almost 5,000 firefighters supported by water-dropping aircraft are deployed across central and northern areas of Portugal as the country continues its annual summertime battle against wildfires. “The intensity of the wind is diabolical,” said Jaime Marta Soares, saying new fires keep popping up away from the main fires. (Reuters)

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