The construction of the Santa Clara dam (1963–73) on the Mira River created a 12,000-hectare “irrigation perimeter” for hydro-agricultural exploitation along a 41-kilometer strip of Portuguese coast in the southwest of Alentejo, between Vila Nova de Milfontes and the village of Rogil.
The biggest blaze reached the northern part of the Algarve, just 25 miles from the beaches where tens of thousands of Britons are spending their summer breaks in the sun
Nearly 1,000 firefighters have been drafted in amid fears of further wildfires with a special 'orange warning' in place as temperatures are set to hit 40C over the weekend
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