Hundreds of firefighters in Portugal continue to battle fires in the center of the country that forced the evacuation of dozens of people from their homes mostly in villages around Santarem, Leiria and Pombal.
Updated: 13 Jul 2022 9:00 pm
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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.

| Photo: AP/Joao Henriques
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.