Portugal has also sent a special task force to Madeira to help fight a fire burning on the island since Wednesday.
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00:00Wildfires have been raging through Europe, as Portugal and Spain have been particularly
00:06hit.
00:07A fire which has been burning for the past three consecutive days is still ongoing on
00:13Madeira Island, with three active fronts according to Madeira's civil protection.
00:19In response, Lisbon sent a special force of 80 firefighters to the autonomous region.
00:26Whilst the central parish of Serra de Agua is hit with landslides following the fire,
00:31hundreds of people have been evacuated as a precaution.
00:35Several walking routes and leisure areas have also been closed in Madeira.
00:41In the northwestern Spanish town of Trabazos, a wildfire close to the border of Portugal
00:46broke out on Saturday, causing the evacuation and the closure of a national road.
00:51According to the mayor of the village, it could be an arson due to the circumstances
00:55and the time of the day.