1,000 Firefighters Mobilized as Wildfire Resurges in Portugal

Reuters
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MONCHIQUE, Portugal—More than 1,150 firefighters battled resurging flames as huge fires swept the forested hills of Portugal’s southern Algarve tourist region on August 6, with late winds fanning the blaze and forcing the evacuation of another village.

The flames continued to sweep the forested hills of Portugal’s southern Algarve tourist region on Tuesday, August 7.