Forest Fires - Fire Brigades in Southern Europe Have the Situation Largely Under Control
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In southern Europe and Turkey there are successes in the fight against the large forest fires. Firefighters have managed to contain the large area fires of the past days to a large extent. The situation is still difficult in northern Portugal.


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Forest fires continue to rage across southern Europe, but they are mostly under control. The most difficult situation is in the north of Portugal, where firefighters have been battling flames near the town of Ponte da Barca for several days.
In Southern Europe, the forces have managed to control large forest fires, but the risk of fires remains high and temperatures are expected to rise.
In the case of forest fires in Spain, Portugal, Greece and Turkey, some fires have been extinguished. However, the weather forecast is unfavourable, the situation remains tense.
Firefighters have also achieved significant results in Southern European countries and Turkey.
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