Leiria, Portugal | Thousands of firefighters battled more than 20 blazes that raged on Wednesday (Thursday AEST) across Portugal and western Spain, menacing villages and disrupting tourists’ holidays amid a heatwave that pushed temperatures above 45 degrees in some parts of Europe.
In France, hundreds of firefighters, supported by six water-bomber aircraft, battled two wildfires in the south-west, which prompted the evacuation of thousands of campers, Gironde prefect Fabienne Buccio said.
