A person watches a wildfire in Agueda, Portugal, September 18, 2024. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
AVEIRO DISTRICT, Portugal (Reuters) -A wave of deadly wildfires in Portugal has pushed emergency services to the limit and much-needed reinforcements arrived on Wednesday from Spain and Morocco, authorities said, as cooler weather also brought a glimmer of hope.
At least seven people have died due to the blazes in the Aveiro and Viseu districts, with dozens of houses destroyed and tens of thousands of hectares of forest and scrubland consumed. Authorities have mobilised more than 5,000 firefighters.
