Wildfires in Portugal, Spain, and southern France have caused hundreds to evacuate amid a heat wave authorities are linking to climate change
Local residents watch a forest fire move up a slope towards the village of Casal da Quinta, outside Leiria, central Portugal, Tuesday, July 12, 2022.—A spate of wildfires is scorching parts of Europe, with firefighters battling blazes in Portugal, Spain, and southern France on Wednesday amid an unusual heat wave that authorities are linking toIn Portugal, Civil Protection commander André Fernandes said that multiple fires have caused the evacuation of more than 600 people.
Images from firefighters showed flames racing through thickets of trees and grassland, fanned by strong winds, and smoke blackening the horizon. The Atlantic country, which has been on alert of wildfires since last week, is sweltering under a spike in temperatures that is forecast to send thermometers in the central Alentejo region to 46 C on Wednesday and Thursday. Authorities said that 96% of the country was classified at the end of June as being in either “extreme” or “severe” drought.
“These are perfect conditions for the propagation of fires, which when you add to that some wind, you have have guaranteed propagation,” he said.
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