you re live with bbc news. hundreds of firefighters have been tackling wildfires in portugal. although the country often suffers summer fires, these come amid a ferocious heatwave, with temperatures reaching 46.1; degrees celsius this week. fifteen hundred residents and tourists have been evacuated from an area around 0demira. 0ur correspondentjenny hill reports from the affected region. scorched earth still smoldering. the fire is consumed a0 miles of land for that here flames swept up the valley right up to the southern town. 0n the outskirts destruction somehow the community itself was spared. there is a really strong smell here and it s notjust the smoke is eucalyptus and pine, those of the trees which line there s a landscape. they ve been consumed by
as the resolution phase. although the country often suffers summerfires, these come amid a ferocious heatwave with temperatures reaching 46.1; degrees celsius this week. 15 hundred residents and tourists have been evacuated from an area around 0demira. 0ur correspondentjenny hill reports from the affected region. scorched earth still smouldering. the fires consumed a0 square miles of land. here, flames swept up the valley, right up to the southern town of 0deceixe. 0n the outskirts, destruction. but somehow the community itself was spared. there is a really strong smell here. it is notjust of the smoke, it is eucalyptus and pine those are the trees which line this landscape, and they have been consumed by the fire. after three heatwaves, the ground is now extremely dry and extremely vulnerable. it is five days since this fire started.
those 10,000 people affected will be looking for reassurance about their security and a guarantee something like this will never happen again. hundreds of firefighters have been tackling a series of wildfires in portugal. although the country often suffers summer fires, these come amid a ferocious heatwave with temperatures reaching 46.1; celsius this week. 1,500 residents and tourists have been evacuated from an area around 0demira. 0ur correspondentjenny hill reports from the affected region. scorched earth still smouldering. the fires consumed a0 square miles of land. here, flames swept up the valley, right up to the southern town of 0deceixe. 0n the outskirts, destruction. but somehow the community itself was spared.
for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you re live with bbc news. hundreds of firefighters have been tackling a series of wildfires in portugal. although the country often suffers summer fires, these come amid a ferocious heatwave with temperatures reaching 46.1; degrees celsius this week. 1,500 residents and tourists have been evacuated from an area around odemira. meanwhile, in hawaii, wildfires fanned by strong winds from hurricane dora have burned buildings on an island of maui. at least 13,000 people have been evacuated. fire crews are tackling fires in multiple sites, but the winds have grounded firefighting helicopters. let s talk now to a resident photographer in maui, daniel sullivan.
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