LEIRIA, Portugal/RASLINA, Croatia, July 14 (Reuters) – Wildfires raged across tinder-dry country in Portugal, Spain, France and Croatia on Thursday, burning homes and threatening livelihoods, as much of Europe baked in a heatwave that has pushed temperatures into the mid-40Cs in some parts.
Nations across southern Europe – experiencing the second heatwave in as many months – have been hit by a series of wildfires over the last few weeks.
In Portugal’s central Leiria district, tired firefighters battled to control blazes that have been fanned by strong winds. Footage from the area on Wednesday showed smoke darkening the sky and billowing across a highway, while flames licked around the roofs of houses in one small village.
Can confirm. It’s hot as fuck, I can’t remember when it felt this hot in the past, and believe me, I’ve been hot before.
What heatwave? I’m sitting here in long sleeves and long pants..
Rakitnika area, Varna, Bulgaria
Wildfires are man-made, just people protesting.
Today’s peak was barely 1 degree above the average.
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LEIRIA, Portugal/RASLINA, Croatia, July 14 (Reuters) – Wildfires raged across tinder-dry country in Portugal, Spain, France and Croatia on Thursday, burning homes and threatening livelihoods, as much of Europe baked in a heatwave that has pushed temperatures into the mid-40Cs in some parts.
Nations across southern Europe – experiencing the second heatwave in as many months – have been hit by a series of wildfires over the last few weeks.
In Portugal’s central Leiria district, tired firefighters battled to control blazes that have been fanned by strong winds. Footage from the area on Wednesday showed smoke darkening the sky and billowing across a highway, while flames licked around the roofs of houses in one small village.
Can confirm. It’s hot as fuck, I can’t remember when it felt this hot in the past, and believe me, I’ve been hot before.
What heatwave? I’m sitting here in long sleeves and long pants..
Rakitnika area, Varna, Bulgaria
Wildfires are man-made, just people protesting.
Today’s peak was barely 1 degree above the average.
ahh fuck, *europe is turning into australia*
https://i.imgur.com/OlWHMmo.gifv