More than 100 wildfires are stretching thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal. The country’s worst spate of fires in recent years is blamed for seven deaths since they spread out of control over the weekend.

Deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal have pushed emergency services to the limit and much-needed reinforcements will arrive on Wednesday from Spain and Morocco, the civil protection authority said.

Five thousand firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires across northern Portugal blamed for the deaths and forcing residents to flee their homes.

Portugal requests help from the EU as deadly wildfires continue to rage :::: Talhadas, Portugal :: Strasbourg, France:: Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President"Portugal has triggered the civil protection mechanism,

By Pedro Nunes and Silvio Castellanos NELAS, Portugal (Reuters) -Three Portuguese firefighters died on Tuesday in one of dozens of forest blazes ravaging the country's central and northern regions, bringing the death toll from the latest wildfires to seven people since Saturday,

Portugal sought the help of Morocco and Spain to combat the deadly wildfires engulfing central and northern Portugal, which had stretched emergency services to their limits, according to several media reports.

Devastating wildfires have ravaged central and northern Portugal, forcing emergency services to seek assistance from neighboring countries, including Morocco and Spain.

By Pedro Nunes PENALVA DO CASTELO, Portugal (Reuters) -At least two people died as wildfires raged in central and northern Portugal on Monday, forcing authorities to evacuate villages, close motorways and ask the European Union to send more water-bombing aircraft.