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Europe’s extreme weather sparks wildfires near popular holiday resorts
A policeman controls traffic during a forest fire in Alcabideche, Cascais, Portugal (Picture: EPA)Parts of Europe have entered the third week of a ‘hellish’ heatwave driven by a mass of hot air from the Sahara desert. Temperatures as high as 44°C have hit …