Dozens die in Portugal and Spain wildfires
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Wildfires sprang up in central and northern Portugal over the weekend, killing and injuring dozens of people.
Parts of northern Spain were also affected by the fires.
Residents did what they could to try and protect their property as the flames drew nearer.
Some watched from a distance, hoping they would not be forced to move from their homes.
Others were evacuated because of the fires - here residents from a retirement home in Barbeita were taken to a school.
The blazes were tackled by helicopters dropping water from the air...
...as well as thousands of firefighters on the ground.
Roads were affected and some closed due to the proximity of the wildfires.
The Portuguese authorities declared a state of emergency as fires continued to rage on Monday.
Officials in Spain said arson was to blame and that several people had been identified in connection with the fires.
In some places, all that was left was burnt landscapes with charred or destroyed trees.
Houses were literally taken apart as a result of the fires in some places.
While inside others attacked by the fires, nothing was left to be salvaged.