Article 6QV2P Wildfires cause 'calamity' in Portugal

Wildfires cause 'calamity' in Portugal

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editors@theworld.org (Patti Daniels)
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More than 100 wildfires are stretching thousands of firefighters to their limits in northern Portugal this week. Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro declared a state of calamity for the hardest-hit areas late on Tuesday. Host Marco Werman explains that European Union officials are calling this an example of the continent's "climate breakdown."

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