Thousands of firefighters tackling deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal had largely doused the flames in the Aveiro district, one of the worst-hit, as of Thursday morning, and were focusing on a dozen blazes still raging elsewhere.

More than 5,000 firefighters have been tackling the wildfires that Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said are raging across the country. Video Location: Portugal,Aveiro Twitter/JCMCJCMCJCMC

Portuguese firefighters and aircraft are facing wildfires in the region of Aveiro after temperatures increased in the southern European country.

Thousands of firefighters have largely contained deadly wildfires in Portugal’s Aveiro district after five days of destruction. The flames have engulfed tens of thousands of hectares, destroyed homes,

According to official data released Thursday, Portugal’s firefighters have controlled most of the deadly forest fires

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Firefighters tackling deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal had doused the flames in the Aveiro district, one of the worst-hit, as of Thursday, and were focusing on eight large blazes still raging elsewhere.

Firefighters from the 43Grupo, known locally as corsarios for their relentless efforts, are gearing up for a third consecutive day of combatting the devastating wildfires in Aveiro, Portugal. Despite the relentless nature of the blazes,

The wildfires that have been raging in Portugal have already affected some 106,000 hectares, or 1,060 square kilometres, of land after roughly four days, state news agency LUSA reported on Wednesday,

Firefighters in Portugal are battling more than 100 blazes, prompting Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to declare a state of calamity. At least seven have died in the wildfires as of Wednesday.