Firefighters Battle Blaze on Spain-Portugal Border

Firefighters Battle Blaze on Spain-Portugal Border
Firefighters from Portugal and Spain worked jointly on Sunday to contain a forest fire near Badajoz, close to the shared border, as temperatures in southern Europe climbed towards record highs in the Iberian Peninsula. Google Maps/Graphic by EET
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Firefighters from Portugal and Spain worked jointly on Sunday to contain a forest fire near their shared border as temperatures in southern Europe climbed towards record highs in the Iberian Peninsula.

Europe is experiencing a heatwave that has brought drought and wildfires from Greece to Sweden. Spanish authorities issued on Sunday a warning that the entire southern region of Extremadura is at an extreme risk of wildfires.