A drought for many months and a recent heatwave have caused over a dozen major forest fires in Madeira and in northern Portugal around the town of Agueda in Aveira province in the north of Portugal over the past few days - pictures here:
http://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/massive-fires-rage-portugal-n627261
The Portuguese government is on the point of declaring this a 'disaster'
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