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Firefighters work on a wildfire on the outskirts of the northern city of Thessaloniki, 5 July, 2026

Video. Wildfires rage in Portugal and Spain as Greece warns of toxic smoke

Updated: 06/07/2026 - 8:57 GMT+2

The blazes come after a heatwave in June during which thousands of excess deaths were registered and which would have been "virtually impossible" without climate change, the World Weather Attribution group said.

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