Portugal declares ‘state of contingency’ as France, Spain and Morocco also battle fires, while record heat hits China
Thousands of people in Portugal, Spain, France and Morocco have been evacuated from their homes as firefighters tackle wildfires caused by, which has brought extreme temperatures of more than 45C to parts of Europe and north Africa.
Portugal’s Institute for Sea and Atmosphere said 13 regions had reached unprecedented temperatures on Wednesday, with a temperature of 46.3C recorded in the central town of Lousã. He said many villages in the area were completely isolated, meaning residents had to fight to save their homes until firefighters arrived.
One of the two Gironde fires was around the town of Landiras, south of Bordeaux, where 4,200 hectares have been burned, roads have been closed, and almost 1,000 residents have been evacuated. “We can’t draw a convincing conclusion, but a climatological analysis of temperature trends show that high summer temperatures are starting earlier and are becoming more intense,” said Torres. “There’s also a slight tendency towards longer-lasting heatwaves.”
. You can say that Almería is an extension of the Sahara desert, and that’s advancing along the south-east.”firefighters, soldiers, police officers and civil defence workers have been battling at least four fires that are ripping through forests in the north of the country.
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