Firefighters use planes to battle a blaze in southern Portugal


Flying through thick plumes of smoke, firefighting planes drop water on a blaze in southern Portugal. More than 1,000 firefighters are working in the area, not far from the Algarve, a popular tourist destination. Southern Portugal has been sweltering in a heatwave for days, with temperatures peaking above 46 degrees Celsius earlier in the week.

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