Portugal suffered its first death yesterday from the fires raging there, as Spain’s weather agency warned of a “very high to extreme risk” of

Hundreds of firefighters battled to put out wildfires across southern Europe on Thursday, some of which are believed to have been set deliberately by arsonists and stoked by an extended heat wave gripping the region.

Wildfires wreaked destruction across southern Europe, burning homes and forcing thousands of residents and tourists to flee.