 Portugal is one of several European countries to be struck by wildfires in recent weeks (Picture: EPA) The forest fire cause the A1 highway in the locality of Cardosos to be cut off (Picture: EPA) The Portuguese national weather agency IPMA has put around half of the country at the highest warning level for rural fires, including most of the central and north-east regions as well as the far south. Another wildfire in the Castelo Branco area at the weekend was tackled by more than 1,100 firefighters with the help of 14 water-carrying aircraft. Smoke from the blaze drifted 60 miles to the Fátima Sanctuary where P){kind=link}
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Wildfires in Portugal have forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from local towns and dozens of tourists from hotels.
More than 1,400 residents of the southern town of Odemira were asked to leave yesterday, as around 800 firefighters fought the spread of the blaze.
So far, nine personnel from the fire teams have been injured while tackling the flames, which are quickly spreading south towards the Algarve.