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Heat, drought and wildfires: Torrid spell torments Portugal

A protestor drinks water in hot weather during a demonstration by workers' unions outside the parliament in Lisbon, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Portugal is bracing for a heat wave, with temperatures in some areas forecast to climb as high as 43 degrees Celsius, 109 degrees Fahrenheit, this weekend. The high temperatures are expected to last at least a week. Word in the hat reads "Avante", or "Forward", the name of the Portuguese Communist Party newspaper. (AP Photo/Armando Franca) Protestors wear hats in hot weather during a demonstration by workers' unions outside the parliament in Lisbon, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Portugal is bracing for a heat wave, with temperatures in some areas forecast to climb as high as 43 degrees Celsius, 109 degrees Fahrenheit, this weekend. The high temperatures are expected to last at least a week. (AP Photo/Armando Franca) A protestor carries a water bottle while marching with others towards the parliament in hot weather, during a demonstration by workers' unions in Lisbon, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Portugal is bracing for a heat wave, with temperatures in some areas forecast to climb as high as 43 degrees Celsius, 109 degrees Fahrenheit, this weekend. The high temperatures are expected to last at least a week. (AP Photo/Armando Franca) A protestor shades herself from the sun behind her poster in hot weather during a demonstration by workers' unions outside the parliament in Lisbon, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Portugal is bracing for a heat wave, with temperatures in some areas forecast to climb as high as 43 degrees Celsius, 109 degrees Fahrenheit, this weekend. The high temperatures are expected to last at least a week. (AP Photo/Armando Franca) FILE - Pleasure boats tied to a pier rest on dry ground of the water depleted Zezere River due to drought, near Figueiro dos Vinhos in central Portugal, Feb. 17, 2022. Portugal is bracing for a heat wave, with temperatures in some areas forecast to climb as high as 43 degrees Celsius this weekend just as a severe drought grips the country. The Civil Protection Agency, a government body that coordinates official responses to emergencies, is placing crews on high alert Thursday, July 7, 2022 due to the risk of wildfires. (AP Photo/Sergio Azenha, File)