A wildfire in the Guarda district of Portugal intensified, prompting authorities to take precautionary measures for the local population. Elderly residents of the village of Rabaça were moved into the village church for shelter as the blaze regained strength.
More than 300 personnel have been deployed to combat the intensifying wildfire in the Guarda district.
In a separate development related to European firefighting efforts, French President Emmanuel Macron publicly thanked Portugal for its assistance in tackling wildfires sweeping across France. That deployment included firefighting aircraft and personnel sent under the European Union.
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