• 2 months ago
Portugal is on high alert because of the fires, which have killed at least four and left scores injured.
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00:00Four people have died in wildfires tearing through Portugal's Aveiro district in the
00:07country's west.
00:09Houses have been destroyed, residents evacuated and roads closed, with authorities struggling
00:15to battle this blaze as well as others ripping through the southern European country.
00:26Over 5,000 firefighters as well as 600 vehicles and 32 aircrafts have been deployed to battle
00:34the fire raging on multiple fronts.
00:52European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU was sending eight firefighting
00:57planes to support Portugal's emergency services.

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