Portugal has brought under control the remaining forest fires it battled this week in the north of the country, rescuers said on Friday.More than 120,000 hectares across Portugal had been burnt by wildfires since the start of the year,

Portugal's firefighters have mastered most of the deadly forest fires in the north of the country, according to official data on Thursday.

According to official data released Thursday, Portugal’s firefighters have controlled most of the deadly forest fires

Fire services in the town of Arouca, near Porto, described the situation as “uncontrollable” as they fought three separate blazes. Margarida Belém, president of the local chamber, said that 15 villages in the area were isolated because of the fires.

LISBON: Forest fires halted traffic on motorways in the Aveiro region of northern Portugal Monday as homes were engulfed by a string of blazes that broke

Forest fires halted traffic on motorways in the Aveiro region of northern Portugal on Monday, as a series of blazes that began

A Foreign Office travel warning has been issued after a “significant number” of forest fires broke out across central and northern Portugal. Four people are reported to have died and more than 40 injured in blazes sweeping across the region.

Portugal’s firefighters have mastered most of the deadly forest fires in the north of the country, according to official data on Thursday.And improving weather conditions

Nine aircraft were backing more than 700 firefighters combating flames near the town of Castro Daire in the district. Spain, Italy, France and Morocco have sent water-bombing aircraft. Data from the European Forest Fire Information Service showed that large-scale blazes had burned an area of more than 105,