Forest Fire Ravage Portugal As Heatwave Continues To Intensify

A young woman fills buckets with water for local residents trying to stop a forest fire from reaching their homes in the village of Figueiras, outside Leiria, central Portugal.

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A firefighter works on a forest fire in the village of Casal da Quinta, outside Leiria, central Portugal.

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Firefighters work to prevent a forest fire to reach houses in the village of Casal da Quinta, outside Leiria, central Portugal.

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A firefighting airplane drops its load on a forest fire raging in the village of Casal da Quinta, outside Leiria, central Portugal.

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Local residents watch a forest fire move up a slope towards the village of Casal da Quinta, outside Leiria, central Portugal.

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Local residents use garden hoses and tree branches to fight a forest fire moving up a slope towards the village of Casal da Quinta, outside Leiria, central Portugal.

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A volunteer uses a tree branch trying to prevent a forest fire from reaching houses in the village of Casal da Quinta, outside Leiria, central Portugal.

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A local resident uses a garden hose to try to stop a forest fire from reaching houses in the village of Figueiras, outside Leiria, central Portugal.

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A local resident uses a bucket to try to stop a forest fire from reaching houses in the village of Figueiras, outside Leiria, central Portugal.

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Smoke billows from the ground where a forest fire reached close to houses burning some cars in the village of Figueiras, outside Leiria, central Portugal.

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A local resident uses a garden hose to try to prevent a forest fire from reaching houses in the village of Figueiras, outside Leiria, central Portugal.