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Over 2,000 emergency personnel tackle wildfires in Portugal
More than 2,000 emergency personnel and around 20 aircraft are fighting blazes that have burned thousands of hectares as dry heat drives rural fire risk.
The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (source in Portuguese) has placed nine districts under orange warning until 18:00 this Tuesday, with the rest of mainland Portugal, except Lisbon, Setúbal and Faro, under yellow warning.