The fires come amid record-high temperatures in the region, with dry landscapes and materials further fueling fires from Greece to Portugal.

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Europe is on track for its worst wildfire season on record as swaths of the continent – including France, Spain, Albania, Portugal and Greece — battle raging, deadly fires as temperature soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

Wildfires are burning in parts of Europe as millions of people across the continent struggled to adapt to the new reality: record summer heat.

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On the first weekend, Lisbon ’s Humberto Delgado Airport scrapped more than 70 flights. The second wave from 8 to 11 August brought more headaches with eight flights to Lisbon cancelled. Long delays also held up departures. According to union sources cited by Lusa News Agency, around 25 flights left without passengers’ checked bags, too.

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Fire tornados are rare and are formed in intense heat when the air surrounding a fire begins to rotate into a vortex.