Portugal protected park evacuated as wildfires rage

T TV Sunday 07/October/2018 18:53 PM
By: Times News Service

Villages in Portugal's Sintra-Cascais Natural Park were evacuated late on Saturday.

The precaution was taken as the firefighters battled blazes whipped up by high winds.

More than 500 firefighters and 159 tenders tackled the flames in the park near the southern city of Lisbon.