Portugal, France battle big forest fires as mercury soars

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LISBON, Aug 1 — Portugal and France on Sunday battled major forest fires as temperatures rose sharply this weekend.In Portugal, a blaze broke out in the Mafra area, north of Lisbon, while in France at least four firefighters were seriously injured and motorways were closed.Around 400 firefighters were drafted in to fight the blaze around 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Lisbon.Residents tried to slow the advance of the flames by hosing their gardens, as the flames also swept through neighbouring forests, according to television images.A retirement home housing 30 people was evacuated as a precautionary measure, Commander Paulo Santos of the Civil Protection Authority told Renascenca radio.Elsewhere, other major outbreaks raged in northern and central Portugal, requiring over 1,000 firefighters.In central Ourem, a river beach was also evacuated as a precaution, while two peopl…