Swaths of Europe have been battered by deadly extreme weather, as rivers threaten to burst their banks in central Europe following torrential rainfall, and wildfires tear through Portugal.

Climate change is influencing extreme weather events like the flooding across six European countries that has led to mass evacuations of cities as the waters continue to rise.

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Portugal sought the help of Morocco and Spain to combat the deadly wildfires engulfing central and northern Portugal, which had stretched emergency services to their limits, according to several media reports.

Severe wildfires in central and northern Portugal have overwhelmed emergency services, leading to the arrival of reinforcements from Spain and Morocco. At least seven deaths have been reported, numerous homes destroyed,

Firefighters tackling deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal had doused the flames in the Aveiro district, one of the worst-hit, as of Thursday, and were focusing on eight large blazes still raging elsewhere.