Thousands of firefighters tackling deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal had largely doused the flames in the Aveiro district, one of the worst-hit, as of Thursday morning, and were focusing on a dozen blazes still raging elsewhere.

Thousands of firefighters have largely contained deadly wildfires in Portugal’s Aveiro district after five days of destruction. The flames have engulfed tens of thousands of hectares, destroyed homes,

In a relentless battle against the wildfires ravaging Portugal, the second day of operations saw two Canadair aircraft from Italy's Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco once again taking to the skies,