A helicopter drops water on a fire near small village of Monchique, Portugal August 6, 2018. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
LISBON (Reuters) - More than 1,150 firefighters struggled to put out a fire in Portugal's southern Algarve tourist region on Monday, which injured 25 people overnight and led to the evacuation of homes and hotels.
The fire, which started on Friday, grew over the weekend during a heatwave sweeping large parts of Europe.
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