Fires rage across south-west Europe
Giles Tremlett in MadridSaturday August 6, 2005
The Guardian
Forest fires raged across south-west Europe yesterday as a heatwave hit an area already parched by a severe drought that has dried up rivers and led to water restrictions in many places. The emergency services were tackling dozens of blazes across Portugal, Spain and southern France as temperatures headed towards 45C.
The drought is the worst on record in Spain and Portugal. The Algarve region of southern Portugal has warned of water cuts.
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