Portugal faces more waves of wildfires on Tuesday which forced the country to send more than 600 firefighters to control the blazes that erupted in the south of the state.
Described by the authorities as "under control," the fires forced hundreds of people to be evacuated. The space of the fires reached 9,000 hectares of forests.
Portugal is considered the latest European country that witnessed devastating heat waves that caused wildfires.
It is worthy to mention that several European countries saw destructive wildfires such as Spain, Turkey, Cyprus, France, and Greece.
On Tuesday, tourists were moved to safe places after a blaze of fire flamed close to one of the famous tourist spots in the country.
In the same context, Greece saw the renewing of wildfires near the capital, Athens, for the second day which drove civil protection forces to control the fires and to stop the increase of the destroyed areas.
Greece has witnessed one of the most horrifying wildfires which led the authorities to evacuate more than 60,000 persons, including tourists, in several islands such as Avia.
Last week, a new breathtaking video for the ongoing wildfires in Greece showed the state’s Evia island’s sky turning to red due to the huge amount of smoke and fires.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLCZoWvEa7A
The videos scanned by the “timelapse” technology reflected the deep ecological and atmospheric impact the fires left on the island.
Firefighters and volunteers are still battling the continued blazes in all of Greece, especially Evia, in addition, they are still evacuating people from dangerous areas.
In the same context, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologized to the public as the state failed to control and stop the wildfires that erupted all over the state yesterday, according to the Greek Reporter.
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