Portugal suffers new wildfire death as Spain beats back blazes

Madrid (AFP) Aug 23, 2025

A fourth Portuguese firefighter died of injuries sustained battling a wildfire Saturday as Spain slowly got the upper hand over fires that have scorched vast swathes of territory. Eight people have now died in the two countries that have been gripped by a summer of fires fuelled by heatwaves, tinderbox conditions and strong winds. Portugal's presidency said that a firefighter had die