Spain, Portugal Wildfires Spread
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On the first weekend, Lisbon ’s Humberto Delgado Airport scrapped more than 70 flights. The second wave from 8 to 11 August brought more headaches with eight flights to Lisbon cancelled. Long delays also held up departures. According to union sources cited by Lusa News Agency, around 25 flights left without passengers’ checked bags, too.
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Morocco faces its own wildfire challenges in Chefchaouen province, specifically affecting large forest areas of Dardara and Bab Taza. Authorities initially declared the blaze fully contained, but reported yesterday that it had reignited in some areas, urging residents to remain cautious.
Portuguese prime minister Luis Montenegro has made it known his desire to see F1 return to the Algarve in 2027. The Algarve International Circuit last hosted an F1 grand prix in the Covid-impacted season of 2021, having returned to the calendar in 2020 in similar circumstances.
A new generation is reanimating abandoned Portuguese villages, creating a model of regenerative tourism that preserves heritage and immerses travelers in local life.
Fire crews in Greece, Spain, and Portugal are racing to contain wildfires. Calmer winds on Thursday have helped slow the blazes. Southern Europe remains at high risk due to hot, dry
This place was sculpted by ice,” said my hiking guide Rodrigo Marques, as he gestured towards granite ridges that receded into the distance like a dark, choppy Atlantic ocean. “These deep U-shaped valleys, the plateaus among the peaks – they are all from the movement of glaciers during the last Ice Age.”
This year is turning into one of the worst fire seasons in recent memory in Europe. Firefighters are struggling to contain out-of-control wildfires in western Spain and Portugal.
The body of a Co Donegal man who was reported missing in a busy Portugal holiday resort town has been recovered, his family has confirmed. Mark Kiely, who was from Donegal Town and understood to be in his thirties, was visiting Albufeira, and was last seen alive in the popular Algarve resort’s Old Town area in the early hours of Saturday.
A heatwave with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 Fahrenheit, on several days this month was expected to last through Monday.
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Irish Mirror on MSNHeartbreak as missing Irish tourist in Portugal is found dead
The family of Donegal man Mark Kiely has confirmed he has been found dead in Albufeira, Portugal, following days of searching and social media appeals.