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Europe on fire/ 238 dead from the heat in Portugal in just one week

2022-07-17 21:24:00, Kosova & Bota CNA
Europe on fire/ 238 dead from the heat in Portugal in just one week
View from the fires

At least 238 people have lost their lives as a result of record temperatures in Portugal in just one week.

Most of the victims were elderly people with pre-existing conditions, the country's health ministry said.

Temperatures approached 50°C in the city of Pinhao on Thursday, a July record. fires have continued to rage across Portugal, neighboring Spain, France and Croatia in the past 10 days, forcing thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate.

More than 3,000 firefighters have battled to bring under control the flames intensified by strong winds in Portugal, writes metro.uk.

Fires have destroyed about 30,000 hectares of land this year alone. /CNA.al





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