Portuguese authorities evacuated residents from two villages as wildfires injured 19 people and threatened homes across three districts, involving over 1,800 firefighters.View on euronews

Three fires were of great concern on Tuesday morning, with over 2,200 firefighters on the ground, 672 fire engines and 21 aerial resources deployed.

More than 1,300 firefighters backed up by a dozen waterbombing planes battled three big wildfires in central and northern Portugal on Tuesday, with authorities putting most of the country on red alert for fires after weeks of hot weather.